A podcast covering the build up to, breakout of and consequences of various conflicts in history. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted... more
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1956 Episode 2.12 takes us to the 22-24 October 1956, where the war plan that would create the Suez Crisis... more
1956 Episode 2.11 finally takes us to that controversial moment when Britain, France and Israel began to move closer together.The... more
1956 Episode 2.10 takes us to the Commonwealth, seen as so vital to British interests, but fracturing over the question... more
1956 Episode 2.9 looks at that moment which has become infamous in history – the collusion between Britain, France and... more
1956 Episode 2.8 examines the increasingly secretive plotting which took place behind the scenes in early autumn 1956.While Eden worked... more
1956 Episode 2.7 examines the steps which led towards the military intervention in Egypt, by placing the British behaviour in... more
1956 Episode 2.6 looks at the increasingly close cooperation between Britain and France in light of the signal defeat of... more
1956 Episode 2.5 looks at British commitments in the Middle East, and how setbacks there could massively drag down ideas... more
1956 Episode 2.4 examines Britain's embarrassing and dissatisfying efforts to try and make Egypt see sense.Here we see what kind... more
1956 Episode 2.3 examines British views of Suez and Nasser's new Egyptian regime.As the British government underwent a change and... more
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