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This book presents Western and Soviet policies on Turkey from the end of the Second World War until Stalin's death in 1953. It explains how Turkey became the first regional testing ground for the Soviet-Western confrontation, which emerged after the Second World War and came to be known as the Cold War.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction 2 Chapter I. Soviet-Turkish Relations during the Second World War: From Neutrality to Escalating Tensions 3 Chapter II. Increasing Soviet Pressure on Turkey and the beginning of the War of Nerves 4 Chapter III. Inclusion of the South Caucasus Republics in the Soviet Policy against Turkey 5 Chapter IV. Growth of pro-American Sentiments in Turkey in response to Increasing Soviet Pressures 6 Chapter V. Soviet Plans on the Straits and Their Failure 7 Chapter VI. The War of Nerves between the Republics of the South Caucasus 8 Chapter VII. Turkey and the Truman Doctrine 9 Chapter VIII. Escalation of the Cold War and Turkey's Entry into NATO 10 Conclusion 11 Bibliography
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Jamil Hasanli is professor of history at Baku State University.
