Suez

Reprint

Kyle, Keith 저자(글)

I. B. Tauris & Company · 2011년 01월 30일

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On 26 July 1956, Gamal Abdul Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal Company. The author has drawn on a wealth of documentary evidence to tell this political, military and diplomatic story.
Keith Kyle (1925-2007) worked as a journalist, broadcaster, author and scholar throughout the world over the course of his long career. Among his many publications are Whither Israel?: The Domestic Challenges(with Joel Peters), The Politics of the Independence of Kenyaand his autobiography Keith Kyle: Reporting the World. He remained actively involved in international history and politics until his death in 2007.
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.
"... a superb account ... that rare thing: a compelling read that will also serve to define the context for all future scholarship on the subject" -- The Economist "... the definite work on the subject ... easily surpasses all earlier accounts" -- Anthony Howard, TLS "... has the quality of making everything that has come before ... look like a pamphlet off the top of a partisan's head" -- Roy Jenkins, The Sunday Times "Keith Kyle draws on a wealth of documentary evidence...to tell this fascinating, political, military and diplomatic story." -- Middle East 'Books in Brief'

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저자(글) Kyle, Keith

목차

• 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

기본정보

ISBN	9781848855335 ( 1848855338 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 01월 30일
쪽수	712쪽
크기	155 * 231 * 51 mm / 952 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어