Divided We Stand: Britain, the United States and the Suez Crisis

Divided We Stand: Britain, the United States and the Suez Crisis

by W.ScottLucas (Author)

Synopsis

The Suez crisis of 1956, sparked by Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, led to the resignation of a Prime Minister, ended British dominance in the Middle East and threatened to destroy the Anglo-American alliance . This book includes recently released American, British and Israeli documents and interviews with participants of the Suez crisis using this information to recreate a tale of diplomatic manoeuvring, military planning, Middle Eastern intrigues, conspiracies and blunders. The result is a study not only of nations and power politics but also of personalities: the friction between Anthony Eden and John Foster Dulles; the travails of a Prime Minister, under pressure from the press and uneasy with his senior colleagues; the efforts of Foreign Office and State Department officials to save the Anglo-American relationship by overthrowing the Egyptian Government; the domination of American policy by the Dulles brothers, who were given free reign by President Eisenhower to intervene in other countries throughout the world.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Published: 19 Sep 1991

ISBN 10: 0340536667
ISBN 13: 9780340536667