In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to foreign powers meddling in Egyptian affairs. Archive film from AP Archive http://www.aparchive.com/Music from Filmstro: https://filmstro.com/lifetime-license-offer?ref=EHTVGet 20% off an annual license! Use our exclusive coupon code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANNSupport Epic History TV on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTVFurther Reading on Suez Crisis (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases):Blood and Sand, Alex von Tunzelmann (Simon & Schuster, 2016) http://geni.us/QyoWsSuez: Britain's End of Empire in the Middle East, Keith Kyle (I.B.Tauris, 2011) http://geni.us/aqn6AHThe Suez Crisis 1956, Derek Varble (Osprey, 2003) http://geni.us/ANxBQEESuez 1956, Timothy Benson in History Today (Nov 2006)Suez: The Canal Before the Crisis, Steve Morewood in History Today (Nov 2006)Nasser, Suez and Arab Nationalism, Michael Scott-Baumann in History Today (Mar 2010)The First Suez Crisis, Christopher Danziger in History Today (Sep 1982)The Suez Crisis, by Laurie Milner, BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/suez_01.shtmlAndrew Bacevich reviews 'Eisenhower 1956', London Review of Books (Vol.33 No.12)Avi Shlaim reviews 'Israel's Border Wars, 1949-56', London Review of Books (Vol.16 No.16)#EpicHistoryTV #SuezCrisis #ColdWar