Suez : Britain's end of empire in the Middle East / by Keith Kyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kyle, Keith, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--Intervention, 1956.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (715 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

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. Sèvres, 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.

Notes:

"'Masterpiece', Peter Hennessy"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613169129

9780755611102

0755611101

9781283169127

1283169126

9780857719676

085771967X

OCLC:

742333544