The 1956 War
Collusion and Rivalry in the Middle East

Recently declassified documents and new scholarship have prompted this reassessment of the collusion between Israel, France and England which drove the 1956 War.

Recently declassified documents and new scholarship have prompted this reassessment of the collusion between Israel, France and England which drove the 1956 War. The book opens with the international aspects of the war, deals with regional issues and concludes with a fresh look at Israeli involvement. Issues such as the plot which paved the way to the eruption of hostilities, Egyptian losses and gains, and Soviet and American opposition come under scrutiny.

A new look at the 1956 Suez War, David Tal
Suez - the last
imperial war or an imperial hangover?, Aron Shai
Eisenhower and the Sinai campaign of 1956 - the first major crisis in
US-Israeli relations, Isaac Alteras
France and the crisis in Suez - an appraisal, 40 years on, Paul Gaujac
the Soviet
Union and the Suez, Laurent Rucker
Britain's slow march to
Suez, Keith Kyle
the protocol of Sevres, 1956 - anatomy of
a war plot, Avi Shlaim
the origins of the Czech-Egyptian arms deal - a reappraisal, Rami Ginat
the Snai War, 1956 - three partners, three wars, Motti Golani
Egyptian perspectives on the Suez War, Yoram Maital
regaining lost pride - the
impact of the Suez affair on Egypt and the Arab world, Elie
Podeh.