{"id":99109,"date":"2025-11-17T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=99109"},"modified":"2025-11-16T22:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:04:34","slug":"cyprus-on-fire-the-3-way-war-that-broke-an-empire-w2w-053","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/11\/17\/cyprus-on-fire-the-3-way-war-that-broke-an-empire-w2w-053\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus on Fire: The 3-Way War That Broke an Empire &#8211; W2W 053"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7pto-rcij9o?si=uMVHmgZMyzv9wVzm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TimeGhost History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p>Cyprus, 1950s\u201360s. An island divided between Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, and the British Empire becomes the battleground for one of the Cold War&#8217;s most explosive regional crises. What begins as a struggle for independence soon spirals into a three-way conflict of nationalism, colonial strategy, and clashing identities \u2014 with Archbishop Makarios III, paramilitary groups, Athens, Ankara, and London all pulling in different directions.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of War 2 War, we uncover how Cyprus became:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A central front in the decline of the British Empire<\/li>\n<li>A stage for espionage, guerrilla warfare, and political assassinations<\/li>\n<li>A diplomatic nightmare for NATO<\/li>\n<li>A struggle where UN peacekeepers become critical to preventing total collapse<\/li>\n<li>A conflict whose consequences still shape Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ll trace the rise of EOKA, the reaction in the Turkish Cypriot community, the impossible balancing act of Makarios III, and how superpower pressure from the USA and USSR escalated an already volatile situation.<\/p>\n<p>This is the hidden story of how one island&#8217;s crisis reshaped the politics of an entire region \u2014 and marked the end of Britain as a global imperial power.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you want to dive deeper into the post-WW2 world and the battles fought between empires, nationalism, and the Cold War, join us at timeghost.tv or on patreon.com.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a>   <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCreative Director: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Jesse Karami, Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nResearch by: Jesse Karami, Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nEdited by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nColor grading by: Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman &#038; Karolina Do\u0142\u0119ga<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nNational Portrait Gallery<br \/>\nNational Army Museum, London: NAM. 1992-08-65-57, NAM. 1992-08-65-68, NAM. 1992-08-65-57<br \/>\nDavid Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries<br \/>\nPhotos of Prodromos market in 1957 courtesy of Don Christie<br \/>\nImperial War Museums: IWM CPF 130 , IWM NA 26787,  IWM HU 52030,  IWM HU 52031<br \/>\nNational Archives NARA<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Darkness Closing In&#8221; &#8211; Max Anson<br \/>\n&#8220;Epic Adventure Theme 4&#8221; &#8211; H\u00e5kan Eriksson<br \/>\n&#8220;Fly Baby Fly&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Force Matrix&#8221; &#8211; Jon Bjork<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Not a Game&#8221; &#8211; Philip Ayers<br \/>\n&#8220;Last Man Standing 3&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;Last Point of Safe Return&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Leave It All Here&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;London&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;Moving to Disturbia&#8221; &#8211; Experia<br \/>\n&#8220;Plausible Cause&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Secret Cargo&#8221; &#8211; Craft Case<br \/>\n&#8220;Spy Game&#8221; &#8211; Jon Sumner<br \/>\n&#8220;The End Of The World 2&#8221; &#8211; H\u00e5kan Eriksson<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TimeGhost History Published 16 Nov 2025 Cyprus, 1950s\u201360s. 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