Middle East Between the Great Powers

Tore T. Peterson is Associate Professor of History, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Egypt: Entering Wedge to the Middle East Iran: Britain Looses Control Over its Jewel in the Middle East BURAIMI: The Struggle for the Persian Gulf Alliance Restored? An Uneasy Partnership June 25, 1954 to July 26, 1956 Suez: The Debate Prelude to Disaster: The Suez Crisis July 26 to October 29, 1956 The Suez Crisis and its Aftermath: October 29, 1956 to March 5, 1957 Britain as a Junior Partner Conclusion Abbreviations Bibliography Index

"Lucidly written and based primarily on extensive reading of American and British diplomatic records [the book] will be of interest mostly to students specializing in British, American and Middle Eastern diplomatic history." - History: Reviews of New Books "...an impressive work..." - International History Review