Road to Suez : the battle of the Canal Zone
Thornhill, Michael T.2006
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This text offers an account of Britain's painful withdrawal from Egypt in the 1950s. It explores the interaction of politics, diplomacy, strategic planning and guerrilla warfare to explain how the largest military base in the world - and the defining feature of Britain's global power status - was relinquished.
Main title:
Road to Suez : the battle of the Canal Zone / Michael T. Thornhill.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2006.
Collation:
x, 270 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-261) and index.
ISBN:
9780750944472 (hbk)
Dewey class:
956.044
Local class:
956.044
Language:
English
BRN:
297830
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