This is an analysis, based on newly available evidence, of the Suez
crisis of 1956, its origins, and its consequences. The contributors
are all leading authorities, and some were active participants in
the events of 1956, offering personal reflection as well as an
assessment of the decisions that were made. The opening chapters
trace the origins of the crisis from the British occupation of
Egypt, the failure to resolve the problem of Palestine, and the
Baghdad Pact of 1955 which divided the Middle East into two
opposing camps. Part Two deals with the crisis itself, before and
during the invasion of Egypt by British, French, and Israeli troops
in November 1956. What type of regime did the British hope to
install in place of Nasser's? Why did the invasion come to an
abrupt and humiliating halt? Why did the American government insist
on the withdrawal of these troops? These questions are among the
issues discussed in the third part of the book, which also deals
with the impact of the crisis on French and British decolonization,
the 'special relationship' between Britain and the United States,
de Gaulle's reaction to the 'Anglo-Saxons', and the legacy of
Nasser's influence in the Middle East today. Of the contributors
who were personally involved at the time of the crisis, Amin Hewedy
was on the Egyptian General Staff; Mordechai Bar-On was
Ben-Gurion's aide-de-camp; Robert Bowie was United States Assistant
Secretary of State; and Adam Watson was head of the African
Department of the British Foreign Office. A conclusion by Albert
Hourani offers systematic answers to questions raised throughout
the book. CONTRIBUTORS: Mordechai Bar-On, Hebrew University,
Jerusalem Lord Beloff, All Souls College, Oxford Robert R. Bowie,
Harvard University John C. Campbell, former Deputy Director of
Eastern European Affairs, and on the Policy Planning Staff of the
US State Department Ali E. Hillal Dessouki, Cairo University Howard
Dooley, Western Michigan University Hermann Eilts, Boston
University Michael Fry, University of Southern California
Sarvepalli Gopal, Jawahrlal Nehru University, New Delhi Amin
Hewedy, Cairo University, was Political Counsellor to President
Nasser Albert Hourani, St Antony's College, Oxford J. C. Hurewitz,
Colombia University Rashid I. Kalidi, University of Chicago Diane
B. Kunz, Yale University Keith Kyle, Royal Institute of
International Affairs, London Wm. Roger Louis, University of Texas
Peter Lyon, University of London J. D. B. Miller, Australian
National University Roger Owen, St Antony's College, Oxford Shimon
Shamir, Tel Aviv University Maurice Vaisse, University of Rheims
Adam Watson, University of Virginia
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