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Britains Small Wars 1945 - 1992 Excellent Websites documented in Britains Small Wars about the British Military Conflicts post WWII 1945 - 1992.Britains Small Wars web sites, are a "must to read" Internet address, for every one who looks for a very qualitative and good researched work. The sites are very well organized and structured. All the military Operational Deployments of the British Armies and Forces (Navy, Air, Special) are documented, enriched with authentical photos and operation maps. In addition to very well selected links chapters, and associated BSW sub divisions, BSW has an excellent Forum platform with vivide discussions and large number of international visitors. I refer and link to these sites separately. The conflicts are structured in own websites.

Britains Small Wars Very good documentary web sites dedicated to the Anglo-French attack on Port Said with firsthand personal accounts and authenical photos about the 1956 Suez War. These sites were the only web sites giving such insight details and a good summary. They were completed by "The other Side of the Coin" to round up the historical documentation of the 1956 Port Said War "Suez War". A web visit to their chapters is worthy to achiev a complete and comprehensive idea about the magnitude of that war.

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The Suez Canal story in Egypt with Empasis upon 1950-1954 Good and comprehensive web sites about the most critical period of the British occupation of the Suez Canal Zone, with details about the life, the troubles, the underground resistance in the Canal Zone during the Egyptian monarchy, the British attack on Ismailia police barracks, the secret resistance in the 1950's and other very interesting details and personal accounts. These sites are really valuable to understand the life under British occupation in the Canal zone.


British Forces These great sites about the British Forces give a comprehensive and detailed military insight about all the branches of the British Forces, entiched with photos about the various deployed arms, aircrafts, ships, and armoured forces. They include tables and lists which tops to the best of their, in supplying information about Britain's military structure. The British Forces Forum is one of the most visited WWW sites and is worth visiting. These sites are a qualitative resource for military info in General and about Britains Forces in particular. A separate link to the British Forces and its Forum link supplied. The subsections and the Links sections are an excellent resource for every military researcher.

EGYPT & THE SUEZ CANAL ZONE 1940s/50s This site may be of interest to the British ex-forces personnel who served in the Suez canal zone and elsewhere in Egypt, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s and to the many gyptian,Sudanese,and Palestinian civilians,who worked (some for many years ) on the British bases,and who,for the most part remained friendly (until 1956 anyway) towards the British even during,and after such times as the Nasser led revolution of 1952

1956: the Suez Canal Adventure Anatomy of the Arab-Israeli Conflicts Dedicated Chapter of Megastories documenting the the Worldwide conflicts 
British Occupation Period From the History of Egypt site

Suez War 1956Very qualitative and well structured web page. The main index includes very comprehensive details about the Military Regiments of all armies around the world. Recommended readin

Egypt The War 1956After President Gamal Abdul Nasser's seizure of the Suez Canal in July 1956, the British, French, and Israelis began coordinating an invasion. On October 29, 1956, the Israelis struck across Sinai toward the canal and southward toward Sharm ash Shaykh to relieve the Egyptian blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba.

History of Britains LSTs used during the Port Said War 1956Comprehensive lists and details of British Royal Navy LSTs used during the Port Said War 1956.

Nasser The Gamal Abdel-Nasser Home Page.

Operation Musketeer, Suez and Sinai 1956  By Vic Flintham

Operation "Musketeer" Airborne Operation of the Month November

The "D" Daring Class Destroyer Squadron/Flotilla  Association is for both types of the "D" classes , H M Ships DUNCAN, DAINTY, DARING, DECOY, DEFENDER, DELIGHT, DIAMOND, DIANA, DUCHESS,all these pre world war two and H M Ships DARING, DANITY, DEFENDER, DELIGHT, DUCHESS, DIAMOND, And DECOY all post war ships . These destroyers have participated in the Naval Assault upon Port Said 6 November 1956

El Gamil Group Club Veterans of  Operation "Musketeer" SUEZ November 1956

Operation "Musketeer" Port Said, Egypt 5th November 1956 from the Ex paras World Wide Web site

Suez 1956 by Chris Leininger

Suez 1956: A Chronology Time line form  Institute of Contemporary British History

The Suez War of 1956 Jewish Student on-line research center

Suez Crisis 1956 Encyclopedia Britanica´s historical summary of the Suez Crisis 1956 including  further embeded links to the involved nations, persons and locations involved, i.e Nasser, Israel, France, England and United Nations, the Suez Canal, Port Said etc
Suez and President Nasser Denouncement of the Proposal for a Canal Users' Association, 1956 From the Internet Modern History Sourcebook contains a collection of public domain and copy-permitted textsand thousands of sources and  index pages  for introductory in modern European and World history. 
Suez Canal  War (1956)  France  Webpage (issued in English),  describing the Suez War 1956 from the french point of view and includes some photos and list of the units names, involved in the Suez War. The information conforms with BSW listings.  Valuable links are also found at that Website

Arab-Israeli Wars:Suez War (1956) The History Guy:
 

The Suez Crisis and the British Empire (July 1956)One of the signal events for the dissolution of the British Empire after the conclusion of the Second World War took place in 1956, in what is known in the West as the "Suez Crisis." Precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal.

1956- Suez Crisis Israeli site

Suez Canal Zone 1952-54 by Eric Flack 33 COY. RAMC BMH Fayid. Many good photos, which give an impression of the times in the Canal

British Occupation (1882-1952) from ArabNet

HISTOIRE-GEOGRAPHIE SUR LE WEB L' AFFAIRE DU CANAL DE SUEZ, 1956. La nationalisation du canal de Suez, le 26 juillet 1956, intervient dans un climat assez difficile dans le monde arabo-israélien. La réaction de la France et de l'Angleterre, cogestionnaires du trafic sur le canal ne se fait pas attendre. La France accélère ses livraisons d'armes à l'État hébreu. Eden, le premier ministre anglais veut se débarrasser de Nasser mais ne souhaite pas se brouiller avec le reste du monde arabe.

The official Parachute Regiment website The The Parachute Regiment Association World Wide Web message Board.



Top 100 Brirish Military Websites


Web links about Nasser


The Star of Nasser by Simone Pelizza The monarchy was deprived of the essential consent: on July 23 1952 high officers of the army liquidated the old regime and proclaimed the Republic after having organized a putsch. The ascent of Nasser. National union and projects of reform: the Socialist Way


Modern History Sourcebook: President Nasser, Denouncement of the Proposal for a Canal Users' Association, 1956 The text is part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts for introductory level classes in modern European and World history The Suez Canal Problem, 26 July-22 September 1956, U.S. Department of State Publication No. 6392 (Washington: G.P.O., 1956), pp. 345-351..



The Internet Modern History Sourcebook now contains thousands of sources


Nasser Nationalizes the Suez Canal 1956. The 50's and 60's were the height of the Cold War between the two polarized powers of the world. Many countries of the world were able to use the Cold War to their advantage by receiving competing assistance from both sides in the war. Egypt was no different than these many other underdeveloped nations in that it wanted to use the Cold War to its advantage as well. Mostyn, Trevor Ed. Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa. Cambridge University Press, 1988, 282.Goff, Richard. The Twentieth Century: A Brief Global History. McGraw-Hill Inc, 1994.Encyclopedia Americana. "The Suez Canal". Grolier Inc., 1988, 845-846.Edited by: Chad E. Anderson, canderso@northpark.edu Researched by: Kristin Kreger, reger@northpark.edu Written by: Kristian A. Werling, kwerlin@northpark.edu May 5, 1997


All you need to know about Egypt through Yahoo Egypt Directory

Official Egyptian site on the web
Egypt State Information Service
Links to ALL Egyptian State Information Services, Institutions and the rest of the Republic

Very good Links to different Egyptian and Arabic Websites, including Telefon search


Egypt between your hands. ' Nader Fawzy home page.'
The Aswan High Dam.
The 1952 Revolution.
Nasser56 film review on CNN
Another Nasser56 film review on Hollywood.com


Nasser's Homepage



Links for Just fun and Joy


Pharaonic (Hyroglyphic)name translator



Links to Egyptian music center


Index of famous Egyptian music topics

The Egyptian musical classicsL arge selection of many well known modern Egyptian songs, particularly of Um Kalthoum, Abdel Wahab, Hafez, Fayrouz and other singers... Several songs have been broadcasted in the 1950's, during the day as most admired songs. Some were broadcasted in relationship to the 1956 events i.e the Nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company, These songs give a good impression of the Egyptians admiration of joyful life and love... The songs would bring back some sunny memories for foreigners who lived in Egypt and have heared them during the day



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Dedicated Forum for the History of 1956 Port Said War and its impacts The other Side of the Coin, 1956 Anglo-French " Suez War" Operation Musketeer (Mousquetaire), its planing, implementation and the Assault on Port Said. Details of the Egyptian underground secret resistance, names, structure, operations, and ambush attacks against the Anglo-French Troops...

Forum of Britains Small Wars 1945 - 1992 Britains Small Wars Message Board For discussing British Military Conflicts from 1945 to 1992..

British Forces Forum This is a forum for queries regarding British Forces and their activities for this century.

The 1956 Musketeer Anglo-French-Egyptian War Club. A Dedicated Forum for the History of 1956 Port Said War and its impactsNon political or religious Round Table Club for the 1956 Suez War Veterans of both the Anglo-French and Egyptian war fronts. Discussions, Memories and Exchange of thoughts to document the war events for a conflict free future between these three grand nations and their younger generations.

Port Said Comprehensive information abot the city. History , Culture, Tourist Attactions, Business, Ships Agencies, Cosulates, Government, Governorate, Hotels, Restaurants, Photos, Info and Addresses .





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