A full narrative history of the notorious Suez affair of 1956-7, using a wealth of documentary sources made available only between 1987 and 1990, and an analysis of the balance of power in the Middle East.
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A full narrative history of the notorious Suez affair of 1956-7, using a wealth of documentary sources made available only between 1987 and 1990, and an analysis of the balance of power in the Middle East.
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Add this copy of Suez to cart. $18.75, fair condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
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Book. Octavo; Fair+/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, red with yellow and white print; DJ has slight edgewear, but is clean and bright; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has penciled marginal notation throughout with note on rear flyleaf, light age-toning to paper; xii, 656 pages, illustrated (maps, b&w plates). 1367468. FP New Rockville Stock.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $21.59, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by St. Martin's.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $24.05, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Add this copy of Suez to cart. $35.03, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN: 0297811622.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $41.58, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Good. Shelf wear to jacket with light scratches & scuffs. Light wear & bumps to board edges. Tanned, foxed & marked textblock edge. Stamp on ffep. Content is very good. 616 p. Ill.M. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $54.92, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $61.99, very good condition, Sold by The Book Collection rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, published 1991 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 656 p. Audience: General/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly. Hardback 656 pages, very good condition. PLEASE NOTE: several pages with highlight marks, most pages are clean, dustjacket very slightly worn & torn.
In Fall, 1956, I was in the Western Pacific as a part of the 7th Fleet. We were in a constant news vacuum, no television of course, and no radio on the giant mass of metal that made up the USS Essex. Each department was given a single mimeographed page daily telling us what we were wanted to know. There was great excitement when we heard of the British-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt. The rumor mill ground out that we were headed to the Med. But since the other two carriers in the Fleet were temporarily out of business, we had to guard the seas by ourselves and couldn't be spared.
It's taken me more than half a century to find a book that would tell me what went on. From start to finish, we find British ineptitude on every page. Great effort was placed on burning papers --- one cabinet secretary was sent back to Paris to retrieve a page yet spared from the fire---and Britain was ashamed of its self for doing what she was still planning.
World opinion was unanimous against what Britain, France and Israel was doing. When the fighting came, command was no better.
Kyle's history is a primer on what not-to-do in both political and military adventures. For anyone who lived in those days, Suez will fill and important gap in our knowledge of a war we almost got into, and a political system to which we are still tied.
