Suez: Britain's End of Empire in the Middle EastTable of Contents Maps and illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1 1 Swing-Door of the British Empire 7 2 A Jewish State 22 3 Eden and Nasser 39 4 Arms and the Dam 62 5 Turning against Nasser 86 6 Code-Word 'De Lesseps' 110 7 Plotting Nasser's Downfall 135 8 A Matter of Timetables 153 9 Musketeer 167 10 The First London Conference 180 11 Keightley in Command 200 12 The Birth of SCUA 217 13 Musketeer Revise 233 14 The Israeli Factor 256 15 Taking it to the UN 272 16 Two Frenchmen at Chequers 291 17 Sevres, Conference of Collusion 314 18 A Parachute Drop at the Mitla 332 19 Ultimatum 353 20 The Die is Cast 371 21 World Opinion Speaks 392 22 France's War 408 23 Slow March to Suez 425 24 The Empires Strike Back. Phase I: 5 November 1956 444 25 The Empires Strike Back. Phase II: 6 November 1956 461 26 Picking up the Pieces 477 27 Forced to Quit 500 28 Last Stands and New Doctrine 515 29 The End of the Suez Conflict 532 30 Suez 1991-2001 549 31 Epilogue 571 Appendices 587 Notes 592 Bibliography 651 Index 663. |
