The United States, Great Britain, and Egypt, 1945-1956: Strategy and Diplomacy in the Early Cold War

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Acronyms xi
• Introduction 1
• 2 - Backdrop to American Policy Making: Anglo-Egyptian Relations, 1798-1945 7
• 3 - Commercial Rivalry, Egyptian Nationalism, and Strategic Interests: The United States and Anglo-Egyptian Disputes, 1937-1946 14
• Conclusion 36
• 4 - The Canal Zone Base, the United Nations, and the Cold War, January 1947-April 1948 38
• Conclusion 63
• 5 - American Policy and Strategy in the Egyptian-Israeli War, May 1948-December 1949 64
• Conclusion 92
• 6 - The British Base, the Korean War, and Egyptian Nationalism: The First American Commitments to Middle East Stability, 1950-1951 93
• Conclusion 129
• 7 - American Policy Toward Egypt in an Era of Violence and Revolution, October 1951-January 1953 131
• Conclusion 153
• 8 - Eisenhower, Dulles, and the Anglo-Egyptian Base Settlement, January 1953-July 1954 155
• Conclusion 178
• 9 - Containment, Peacemaking, and Egyptian Neutralism: American Policy Toward Egypt, 1954-1956 180
• Conclusion 206
• 10 - American Policy During the Suez Crisis, July-December 1956 211
• Conclusion 238
• 11 - Conclusion 240
• Notes 249
• Bibliography 325
• Index 341

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