ABSTRACT

This introduction to Suez covers the background to the crisis, the invasion, and its aftermath. The Suez-Crisis provides:
* key documents, as primary sources, incorporated in the text
* an extensive range of other source material, including images
* analysis of the significance of the sources discussed, and their usefulness as historical evidence
* commentary on the historical context of the crisis
* an analysis of the wider implications of the crisis, particularly for Britain

chapter |35 pages

The origins of the crisis

Britain, Egypt and the Middle East 1881–1955

chapter |20 pages

From ALPHA to nationalisation

1955–July 1956

chapter |56 pages

The decision to intervene

26 July–30 October 1956

chapter |35 pages

Invasion and withdrawal

November-December 1956

chapter |19 pages

The Impact of the Crisis

1957–1968

chapter |4 pages

The debate