Bibliograph

The Suez crisis, Derek Varble

Type

Label

The Suez crisis, Derek Varble

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Suez crisis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

192082176

Responsibility statement

Derek Varble

Series statement

Essential histories

Summary

Describes the events that led to the 1956 Suez Canal crisis involving Egypt and Israel, the military action on the part of Israel, French, and British forces to invade Egypt and take control of the Suez, and U.N. intervention which forced a complete withdrawal from the region

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Chronology -- Background to war -- The Suez crisis and its military implications -- Warring sides -- Diversity in capabilities, doctrine, and leadership -- Outbreak -- Britain, France and Israel contemplate forceful resolution -- The fighting -- Crisis becomes war -- Portrait of a soldier -- Israeli commandos -- How the war ended -- Britain and France abandon revise -- Portrait of a civilian -- Destruction in Egypt and Gaza -- Conclusions and consequences -- A transitional conflict -- Glossary

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