Cover; Contents; Part I Sources of Great Power Rivalry along the Northern Tier; Introduction; Conclusion; The Historical Background; The Occupation of Iran; Conclusion; Part II The Northern Tier and the Evolution of the Cold War; Introduction; Conclusion; Conclusion; The Iranian Crisis; Conclusion.
Summary
Bruce Kuniholm takes a regional perspective to focus on postwar diplomacy in Iran, Turkey, and Greece and efforts in these countries to maintain their independence from the Great Powers. Drawing on a wide variety of secondary sources, government documents, private papers, unpublished memoirs, and extensive interviews with key figures, he shows how the traditional struggle for power along the Northern Tier was a major factor in the origins and development of the Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the leaves.