Dawn Over Suez: The Rise of American Power in the Middle East, 1953-1957

by Steven Z. Freiberger

Overview

The most definitive account of the Suez affair to date, based on newly opened archives. Mr. Freiberger argues that the crisis was only the culmination of long American irritation with British imperialism in the Middle East. Commendable...this book breaks new ground. —William B. Quandt, Foreign Affairs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461730323
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	02/12/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	287
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Steven Z. Freiberger teaches history at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire.

Editorial Reviews

Freiberger describes how President Dwight Eisenhower forced the withdrawal of British and French invasion forces from Suez in 1956 and used the crisis to pressure Prime Minister Anthony Eden from office, to be replaced by the pro-American Harold Macmillan. The reasons for the president's well-publicized anger are brought clearly into focus: the invasion thwarted the U.S.'s plans to eliminate Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser, ruined CIA operations in Syria, and may have cost Eisenhower votes in his '56 reelection campaign. In this thoroughly researched and penetrating study, based on documents recently released by the British Public Records Office, Freiberger argues that the apparently anti-colonial U.S. policy was actually a scheme to replace the British in the region and block Soviet expansion. But Washington's attempts to isolate Nasser only inflated his prestige in the Arab world, while the Eisenhower Doctrine--the commitment to provide military and economic aid to Middle East countries threatened by communism--was interpreted as an American version of colonialism. Freiberger teaches history at Franklin Pierce College in New Hampshire. (May)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Frieberger argues that the Suez crisis of 1956 was only the culmination of years of American irritation with British imperialism in the Middle East. Drawing on newly opened British archives and other materials, he offers an account of the crucial break between Britain and the US and the realignment of power in the Middle East. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Thoroughly researched...an impressive feat.

The Historian - E. Timothy Smith

Freiberger's book takes its right place in the burgeoning literature on the Suez crisis...a distinct contribution.

Intelligence and National Security - Michael Graham Fry & Andrew Gold

An excellent and provocative book!

Lloyd C. Gardner

Persuasive and assertive...a valuable addition on the troubled subject.

Douglas Littlen History Review