Describes the development of the Cold War in the Middle East by exploring the Turkish case. This book talks about the nature of Western strategy in general, and British and Turkish strategy in particular during the crucial early years of the Cold War.
On January 22, 1901, Queen Victoria, Britain's longest-reigning monarch died at the age of 82; she had been on the throne for 62 years. Just 19 when she acceeded, she had lived through a period of remarkable change, in which industrialization took hold and Britain consolidated her vast empire. It was ...