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. $7.49, fair condition, Sold by Magers and Quinn Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by St. Martin's Press.
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Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $13.00, very good condition, Sold by Oddball Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burbank, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by St Martins Pr.
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A copy that has been read remains in good condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear and the copy can include From the library of labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.
Add this copy of Suez to cart. $18.75, fair condition, Sold by Second Story Books, ABAA 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.
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Add this copy of Suez / Keith Kyle to cart. $33.60, very good condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1992 by London: Weidenfeld and 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. Contains: Unspecified. Includes unspecified.
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Add this copy of Suez to cart. $75.00, like new condition, Sold by James & Mary Laurie Bookseller rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by St. Martin's Press.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition of Kyle's important study, this copy is crisp and fresh. Gorgeous, bright, and colorful dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 6 x 9 inches. 656 pages.
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.
