The 1956 war : collusion and rivalry in the Middle East / edited by David Tal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ṭal, Daṿid.

Series:

Cummings Center Series

Cummings Center series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sinai Campaign, 1956--Diplomatic history.

Sinai Campaign, 1956.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Other Title:

Nineteen fifty six war

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recently declassified documents and new scholarship have prompted this reassessment of the collusion between Israel, France and England which drove the 1956 War. International aspects, Israeli involvement, the plot which sparked off hostilities, and the Egyptian losses and gains are analyzed.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A New Look at the 1956 Suez War; 1. Suez: The Last Imperial War or an Imperial Hangover?; 2. Eisenhower and the Sinai Campaign of 1956: The First Major Crisis in US-Israeli Relations; 3. France and the Crisis of Suez: An Appraisal, Forty Years On; 4. The Soviet Union and the Suez Crisis; 5. Britain's Slow March to Suez; 6. The Protocol of Sèvres, 1956: Anatomy of a War Plot; 7. Origins of the Czech-Egyptian Arms Deal: A Reappraisal

8. The Sinai War, 1956: Three Partners, Three Wars9. Egyptian Perspectives on the Suez War; 10. Regaining Lost Pride: The Impact of the Suez Affair on Egypt and the Arab World; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

First published in 2001 by Frank Cass Publishers.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-22505-2

1-315-03690-8

1-135-22498-6

9781315036908

OCLC:

874173597