The National Interest

1956: The Year Europe’s Imperialism in the Suez Almost Caused Nuclear War

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The damage to the West was immense. U.S.-British relations were damaged, and Soviet prestige enhanced. The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez ...
The National Interest

How the 1956 Suez Crisis Nearly Kicked Off World War III

Here’s What You Need To Remember: For Britain, the Suez Canal was a symbol of imperial prestige, as well as a lifeline to its bases in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. For the French, the issue was ...
PBS

The Suez Crisis – 1956

In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from Israel, Great Britain and France. Britain and France had assembled impressive invasion fleets ...