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26%OFFDavid Nicolle - Wings Over Sinai: The Egyptian Air Force During the Sinai War, 1956 - 9781911096610 - V9781911096610
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Wings Over Sinai: The Egyptian Air Force During the Sinai War, 1956

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Description for Wings Over Sinai: The Egyptian Air Force During the Sinai War, 1956 Paperback. Series: Middle East@War. Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 b/w ills, 2-3 colour ills, 15 colour profiles. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Sixty years since the tripartite aggression of France, Great Britain and Israel against Egypt, this is the first account about Egyptian military operations during the Suez War of 1956 (or `Suez Crisis', as it is known in the West). Based on research with the help of official Egyptian documentation and recollections of crucial participants, this book provides an unique and exclusive insight into the `other side' of a war that many consider has marked `the end of the British Empire'. From the Western point of view, the situation is usually explained in quite simple terms: in retaliation for President Gamal ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Middle East@War
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911096610
SKU
V9781911096610
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99-2

About David Nicolle
David Nicolle was born in London in 1944. He worked for the BBC Television News and the BBC Arabic Service while also writing for educational magazines on various historical subjects - including aviation - before receiving a PhD from Edinburgh University. While continuing to write and illustrate articles for educational magazines, Dr Nicolle also started writing books on various aspects ... Read more

Reviews for Wings Over Sinai: The Egyptian Air Force During the Sinai War, 1956
With this one written very much from the Egyptian point of view, I found this an interesting one to read, throwing some new light on this episode in the history of the Middle East conflicts. As a modeller the colour profiles and the many photos are very handy references.
Military Model Scene
A highly recommended and refreshingly balanced ... Read more

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