Recently declassified documents and new scholarship have prompted this reassessment of the collusion between Israel, France and England which drove the 1956 War. International aspects, Israeli involvement, the plot which sparked off hostilities, and the Egyptian losses and gains are analyzed.
Introduction: A New Look at the 1956 Suez War, David Tal; Chapter 1 Suez: The Last Imperial War or an Imperial Hangover?, Aron Shai; Chapter 2 Eisenhower and the Sinai Campaign of 1956: The First Major Crisis in US-Israeli Relations, Isaac Alteras; Chapter 3 France and the Crisis of Suez: An Appraisal, Forty Years On, Paul Gaujac; Chapter 4 The Soviet Union and the Suez Crisis, Laurent Rucker; Chapter 5 Britain's Slow March to Suez, Keith Kyle; Chapter 6 The Protocol of Sèvres, 1956: Anatomy of a War Plot, Avi Shlaim; Chapter 7 Origins of the Czech-Egyptian Arms Deal: A Reappraisal, Rami Ginat; Chapter 8 The Sinai War, 1956: Three Partners, Three Wars, Motti Golani; Chapter 9 Egyptian Perspectives on the Suez War, Yoram Meital; Chapter 10 Regaining Lost Pride: The Impact of the Suez Affair on Egypt and the Arab World, Elie Podeh;
