Suez Kyle Keith
Suez Kyle Keith On July 26, 1956, the British Empire received a blow from which it would never recover. It was to be a fateful day for Britain as a world power. On this day, Egypt's President Gamal…
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Suez Kyle Keith
On July 26, 1956, the British Empire received a blow from which it would never recover. It was to be a fateful day for Britain as a world power. On this day, Egypt's President Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company, one of the gems of Britain's imperial portfolio.
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. 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 U.S. Including new introductory material, this revised edition of a classic work will be essential reading