Suez
Britain'S End of Empire in the Middle East
1st Edition
Published on 30. January 2011
712 pages
978-0-85771-967-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
8 page bw plate section
ISBN-13
978-0-85771-967-6 (9780857719676)
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Person
Keith Kyle was a distinguished historian, broadcaster and journalist.
Content
Introduction
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 the 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 Empire Strikes Back. Phase I: 5 November 1956
25. The Empire Strikes Back. Phase II: 6 November 1956
26. Picking up the Pieces
27. Forced to Quit
28. Last Stands and New Doctrines
29. The End of the Suez Conflict
30. Suez 1991-2001
31. Epilogue
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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 the 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 Empire Strikes Back. Phase I: 5 November 1956
25. The Empire Strikes Back. Phase II: 6 November 1956
26. Picking up the Pieces
27. Forced to Quit
28. Last Stands and New Doctrines
29. The End of the Suez Conflict
30. Suez 1991-2001
31. Epilogue
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
