ABSTRACT
The purpose of this paper is to examine the military aspects of the 1956 Suez Crisis from the British perspective to see what lessons can be drawn from it. First, it is important to understand what we and others thought were the aims of the campaign, and how and to what extent they were carried through into the planning and execution of the operation. Next, a brief glance at the structure of our armed forces at the time is necessary to see how well it was suited to the task. Last, the knotty problems of command and relations between allies also merit some attention. The lessons can only be seen in perspective against a short summary of the political and military aspects of the operation.
