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