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The Suez Canal was a symbol of imperial prestige for Britain.

1956: The Year Europe's Imperialism in the Suez Almost Caused Nuclear War Washington had to reign in London and Paris from another imperial adventure. There was a real danger those allies wouldn't back down and neither would Moscow. 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 Canal. It ended with the Soviet Union threatening to nuke Britain, France and Israel. The 1956 British and French attack on Suez, and the parallel 1956 Israel-Egypt Wa...

This famous gun was a commercial superstar, and its export contributed widely to Israel's global image.  Here's What You Need to Remember: Contrary to popular belief, the Uzi was not the standard weapon of Israeli infantry. The weapon’s short range—its sights maxed out at just two hundred yards—made it useful in built-up, urban areas, but much less useful in open, rolling terrain, where a full-sized battle rifle would be much more useful. One of the most recognizable weapons of the postwar era came from one of the newest nation-states. The Uzi submachine gun was designed to be a simpl...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Shabtai Shavit worked for the Mossad, Israel’s vaunted external intelligence agency, for 32 years. From 1973 to 1976, he was head of operations. And in the homestretch of his career, from 1989 to 1996, he was its director. Appointed to his post by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, he was the fi...

It was hard for France and Britain to accept their post-war secondary status. Key point: America's allies went on a foolish adventure and did not realize the problem they were causing. Washington had to intervene and get London and Paris to stand down. The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez Canal. It ended with the Soviet Union threatening to nuke Britain, France and Israel. The 1956 British and French attack on Suez, and the parallel 1956 Israel-Egypt War, have to be among the strangest conflicts in history. The cast of characters includes two fading empires reluctant ...