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Descent to Suez: Diaries, 1951-56 Hardcover – January 1, 1987

by Evelyn Shuckburgh (Author), John Charmley (Author)

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Presents the diaries kept by Anthony Eden's private secretary during Eden's tenure as head of Middle Eastern Affairs at the British Foreign Office.

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380 pages
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English
Publisher

W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date

January 1, 1987
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3.03 x 0.59 x 3.03 inches
ISBN-10

0393024148
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978-0393024142
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Shuckburgh was Anthony Eden's private secretary and closest diplomatic assistant from 195154. The first half of the diaries includes new material concerning the British foreign secretary's contributions at the Geneva Conference on Indochina. The second half deals with Shuckburgh's experiences as undersecretary in charge of Middle East affairs at the Foreign Office and his direct involvement in events leading up to the Suez crisis in 1956. He has much to say about the process by which the British came to terms with their reduced postwar status and the breakdown of Anglo-American cooperation over Suez. The diaries are an important footnote to history, especially for their delineation of the way Eden operated. (Shuckburgh regards him as a great foreign secretary.) The diarist's subjective comments on world leaders and politicians are illuminating and often delightful in a wicked sort of way. (Lord Mountbatten is described as "full of undigested bright ideas and is really a simpleton though very nice.") Photos.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ W W Norton & Co Inc; First Edition (January 1, 1987)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393024148
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393024142
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.81 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.03 x 0.59 x 3.03 inches

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A really important book about Middle East diplomacy in the 1950's. It explodes the myth of a weak Israel surrounded by hostile neighbors. Shuckburgh was a British diplomat with long experience in the Middle East and Personal Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. British diarists are the best. Great observations about Eisenhower, Dulles and others, all of whom Shuckburgh knew personally and saw frequently. A must.

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This is exactly what I wanted to read about & learn! Private Secretary to Anthony Eden & then in charge of Middle Eastern Affairs at Foreign Office. I've worked for Killick, Sloane Square. Now I now why when my brother got me invited to Cubitt & West/Getty party at Sutton Place in 1981 when being sold to Seager, the old Duke of Sutherland completely monopolised me with my schoolfriend although I did meet about three Gettys with wives & Robson Green's father but kept away from all other guests! The Duke wouldn't let me escape! Where Evelyn lived in Cambridge is where my youngest brother's GP was when he lived there. The whole gist of this book did surprise me but then I only did History O Level from 1880s to 1945 so I have always wanted to know what happened the decade before I was born! Now I'm not so naïve, it will not surprise me that we wait to see what happens in America in November before BREXIT!

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