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[Magnus]

Well I'm pleased you've read the "Life and Leadership" biography and found it good .... So that is a must.

Go ahead and post recommendations for "British Rule to Republic", if it is not too much trouble, thanks Magnus, although I personally would find them hard going ... biographies (featuring people ) are digestible, but pure politics doesn't do it for me

These are all good:

Alastos, Doros. Cyprus Guerrilla: Grivas, Makarios and the British, London, 1960.

Averoff-Tossiza. E. Lost Opportunities: The Cyprus Question 1950-1963, New Rochelle NY, 1986.

Crawshaw, Nancy. The Cyprus Revolt, London, 1978.

Holland, Robert. Britain and the Revolt in Cyprus 1954-59, Oxford, 1998.

Ierodiankonou, Leontis. The Cyprus Question, Stockholm, 1971.

Kelling, George H. Countdown to Rebellion: British Policy in Cyprus 1939-1955, New York, 1990.

Reddaway, John. Burdened with Cyprus: The British Connection, London, 1986.


The Rob Holland book is probably the most comprehensive but you might find it a bit hard going as he writes in an academic style and there's a lot of detail to plough through so it's not really casual reading. I thought he was fair in his analysis, but he has obviously rubbed some people the wrong way as the review on Amazon disagrees with his 'upgrading bestial terrorists to the status of guerillas'!

I think the best bet would be to go with Nancy Crawshaw's book as it's general enough for you to get through without too much trouble but has enough detail so you don't feel like there are gaps in the information.

I definitely recommend getting this book too:

The Cyprus Conspiracy: America, Espionage and the Turkish Invasion by Brendan O'Malley and Ian Craig.

It has a lot more scope but is very accessible reading and it probably wont take you long to finish.

Take a look at it on Amazon, there is an overview and you can read some of it online (click the 'search inside' link).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyprus-Conspiracy-America-Espionage-Invasion/dp/1860647375/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219533358&sr=8-1

[Oracle]

Well I'm pleased you've read the "Life and Leadership" biography and found it good .... So that is a must.

Go ahead and post recommendations for "British Rule to Republic", if it is not too much trouble, thanks Magnus, although I personally would find them hard going ... biographies (featuring people ) are digestible, but pure politics doesn't do it for me

These are all good:

Alastos, Doros. Cyprus Guerrilla: Grivas, Makarios and the British, London, 1960.

Averoff-Tossiza. E. Lost Opportunities: The Cyprus Question 1950-1963, New Rochelle NY, 1986.

Crawshaw, Nancy. The Cyprus Revolt, London, 1978.

Holland, Robert. Britain and the Revolt in Cyprus 1954-59, Oxford, 1998.

Ierodiankonou, Leontis. The Cyprus Question, Stockholm, 1971.

Kelling, George H. Countdown to Rebellion: British Policy in Cyprus 1939-1955, New York, 1990.

Reddaway, John. Burdened with Cyprus: The British Connection, London, 1986.


The Rob Holland book is probably the most comprehensive but you might find it a bit hard going as he writes in an academic style and there's a lot of detail to plough through so it's not really casual reading. I thought he was fair in his analysis, but he has obviously rubbed some people the wrong way as the review on Amazon disagrees with his 'upgrading bestial terrorists to the status of guerillas'!

I think the best bet would be to go with Nancy Crawshaw's book as it's general enough for you to get through without too much trouble but has enough detail so you don't feel like there are gaps in the information.

I definitely recommend getting this book too:

The Cyprus Conspiracy: America, Espionage and the Turkish Invasion by Brendan O'Malley and Ian Craig.

It has a lot more scope but is very accessible reading and it probably wont take you long to finish.

Take a look at it on Amazon, there is an overview and you can read some of it online (click the 'search inside' link).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyprus-Conspiracy-America-Espionage-Invasion/dp/1860647375/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219533358&sr=8-1

Well that's my Christmas shopping list sorted for the male relatives

Magnus, shamefully I have had "The Cyprus Conspiracy" for nearly a year now, and every time I start it, someone spots it lying around, reads a bit and begs to borrow it. I have just got it back again, which is why I have gotten re-enthused about Makarios, and what made him tick.

BTW Magnus .... have you read all those .... (I thought you were just wing-ing it in the CyProb threads )

[Oracle]

I must confess I really have the hots for him .....





Is that really wrong?

He is at least as iconic as Che Guevara. I think I'll get that photo printed onto a T-shirt ....

[Magnus]

Well that's my Christmas shopping list sorted for the male relatives

Magnus, shamefully I have had "The Cyprus Conspiracy" for nearly a year now, and every time I start it, someone spots it lying around, reads a bit and begs to borrow it. I have just got it back again, which is why I have gotten re-enthused about Makarios, and what made him tick.

BTW Magnus .... have you read all those .... (I thought you were just wing-ing it in the CyProb threads )

Well... those and a few more I stripped out the really academic ones from my list as you would probably find them a bore and obviously all the rubbish ones too. I'm better on the British period though as I've been through all the primary sources too

[SSBubbles]

I must confess I really have the hots for him .....





Is that really wrong?

He is at least as iconic as Che Guevara. I think I'll get that photo printed onto a T-shirt ....

Che Guevara was much better looking - especially when played by David Essex