Tal The 1956 War

Collusion and Rivalry in the Middle East
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-135-22505-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: Cummings Center Series

Recently declassified documents and new scholarship have prompted this reassessment of the collusion between Israel, France and England which drove the 1956 War. International aspects, Israeli involvement, the plot which sparked off hostilities, and the Egyptian losses and gains are analyzed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tal, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.