The 1956 Suez War and the New World Order in the Middle East : Exodus in Reverse 9780739187210, 9780739187203

The 1956 Suez War, fought between Egypt and the improbable coalition of Britain, France, and Israel, was a key point in

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The 1956 Suez War and the New World Order in the Middle East : Exodus in Reverse
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The First World War in the Middle East is an accessibly written military and social history of the clash of world empire

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In October 1956, Britain, France and Israel launched an attack on Egypt. For each of the contenders there was much more

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As China and the U.S. increasingly compete for power in key areas of U.S. influence, great power conflict looms. Yet few

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The untold story of Western intelligence in the Middle East Have Western experts fundamentally failed to understand th

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Few areas of the world have been as profoundly shaped by war as the Middle East in the twentieth century. Despite the pr

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In July 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, causing immediate concern to Britain and Franc

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The First World War in the Middle East is an accessibly written military and social history of the clash of world empire

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In this insightful and revealing study, Justin Fantauzzo uses a wide range of documentary and visual sources to explore

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This title includes a new Foreword by WM. Roger Louis. On 26 July 1956, the British Empire received a blow from which it

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Nicolas Pelham explores how America's overthrow of the Baath partyin Iraq, and the failures of Washington's po

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