The Suez crisis
By: Anthony Gorst and Lewis Johnman.
Contributors: Johnman, Lewis.
Series: Routledge sources in history
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Egypt -- History -- Intervention, 1956.; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1964.
Description: Controversy still surrounds the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt in 1956 and the role of senior British politicians such as the Prime Minister, Anthony Eden. This volume traces the history of Anglo-Egyptian relations since the opening of the canal, and Britain's wider interests in the region. The crisis itself, from its development to the invasion and the aftermath, is fully explored. The wider implications of the episode, both for Britain and on a global scale, are considered in detail.

A wide range of documentary evidence is carefully woven into textual analysis. Included are: key UK and US government sources; photographs, cartoons; diary entries; interviews, and extracts from newspapers. The significance of individual sources - and their usefulness for historians - is highlighted.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-180) and index.