Cutting the lion's tail: Suez through Egyptian eyes - Hardcover

Haykal, Muḥammad Ḥasanayn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233979670 ISBN 13: 9780233979670

Publisher: A. Deutsch, 1986

Synopsis

Book by Heikal, Mohamed

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From Publishers Weekly:

"Suez had many losers," writes the author, "and two victorsNasser and America." He describes Britain's eclipse in the Middle East and the emergence of the United States as a substitute, a process conducted "with almost indecent haste" with the 1956 Suez crisis as its turning point. This study is a major attempt to reveal the Cairo side of a story usually told from the vantage points of London, Paris and Washington. Closely involved in the unfolding of the crisis, both as a newspaper editor and as a friend of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Heikal traces that charismatic leader's doubts, deliberations and actions from his bold and dangerous decision to nationalize the Suez Canal to the withdrawal of forces from the Sinai, explaining from the Arab point of view the diplomatic, political and military maneuverings that led to the confrontation between Egyptian forces and those of Britain, France and Israel.
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From Library Journal:

In a highly anecdotal fashion, a prominent Egyptian journalist who has been close to Egypt's heads of state since the revolution in 1952 discusses his country's relations with England, the United States, the Arab world, and France and Israel. His behind-the-scenes views serve to balance Western-oriented accounts, particularly on the nationalization of the Suez Canal, the events that led to Soviet financing of the Aswan High Dam, and the 1956 Suez War. His book also provides insight into President Nasser's role in the non-aligned political movement. Well recommended for students of Middle East history and international relations. Sanford R. Silverburg, Catawba Coll., Salisbury, N.C.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: A. Deutsch
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0233979670
• ISBN 13: 9780233979670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 238