This book is an important and balanced study of a stillborn nationalist unification movement. The EOKA Cause-referring to the Greek Cypriot movement aspiring to enosis with Greece-provides the necessary background and context for any scholar or policy maker that wants to understand this Cold War era proxy war, which was conducted on the island under the watchful eye of external powers-USA, USSR, Britain, Greece, and Turkey. This comprehensive study allows the reader to appreciate the type of independence that followed in the 1960s, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, as well as the contemporary status quo on this unhealed island.

Harris Mylonas, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University and editor-in-chief of 'Nationalities Papers'

The EOKA Cause is an important contribution to a long-lasting debate. It seeks to uncover the motivations behind British policy on Cyprus during the crucial period prior to independence and scrutinize the formation and evolution of EOKA. In doing so, it unveils the often contrasting motivations of the movement's main protagonists, reveals their insecurities and miscalculations and highlights the timeliness of true leadership in resolving complex problems of nationalism, identity and international diplomacy.
Through meticulous research and a gripping narrative, Andrew Novo sheds fresh light to a story whose repercussions are with us to this day. Thought-provoking and original, The EOKA Cause deserves to be read widely.

Dimitris Tsarouhas, Bilkent University

Meticulously researched … enlightening reading for foreign policy thinkers in a moment when emerging conflicts confound 20th-century orthodoxies.

Center for European Policy Analysis