Suez
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Suez

Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East

  1. 712 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Suez

Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East

About this book

This title includes a new Foreword by WM. Roger Louis. On 26 July 1956, the British Empire received a blow from which it would never recover. On this day, Egypt's President Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company, one of the gems of Britain's imperial portfolio. It was to be a fateful day for Britain as a world power. Britain, France and Israel subsequently colluded in attacking Egypt, ostensibly - in the case of Britain and France - to protect the Suez Canal but in reality in an attempt to depose Nasser. The US opposition to this scheme forced an ignominious withdrawal, leaving Nasser triumphant and marking a decisive end to Britain's imperial era. In this, the seminal work on the Suez Crisis, Keith Kyle draws on a wealth of documentary evidence to tell this fascinating political, military and diplomatic story. Including new introductory material, this revised edition of a classic work will be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the twentieth century, military history and the end of empire.

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Information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781848855335
eBook ISBN
9780857719676
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Maps and Illustrations
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Swing-Door of the British Empire
  8. 2. A Jewish State
  9. 3. Eden and Nasser
  10. 4. Arms and the Dam
  11. 5. Turning against Nasser
  12. 6. Code-Word 'De Lesseps'
  13. 7. Plotting Nasser's Downfall
  14. 8. A Matter of Timetables
  15. 9. Musketeer
  16. 10. The First London Conference
  17. 11. Keightley in Command
  18. 12.The Birth of SCUA
  19. 13. Musketeer Revise
  20. 14. The Israeli Factor
  21. 15. Taking it to the UN
  22. 16. Two Frenchmen at Chequers
  23. 17. Sevres, Conference of Collusion
  24. 18. A Parachute Drop at the Mitla
  25. 19. Ultimatum
  26. 20. The Die is Cast
  27. 21. World Opinion Speaks
  28. 22. France's War
  29. 23. Slow March to Suez
  30. 24. The Empires Strike Back. Phase I: 5 November 1956
  31. 25. The Empires Strike Back. Phese II: 6 November 1956
  32. 26. Picking up the Pieces
  33. 27. Forced to Quit
  34. 28. Last Stands and New Doctrine
  35. 29. The End of the Suez Conflict
  36. 30. Suez 1991-2001
  37. 31. Epilogue
  38. Afterword
  39. Appendix A
  40. Notes
  41. Bibliography
  42. Index