Rescooped by Skuuppilehdet from History and Historians |
Kent College History's curator insight,
October 24, 2016 6:32 AM
'Sixty-five years ago thousands of British conscripts were sent to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal in the wake of rising Egyptian nationalism. Poorly trained and under-equipped, they faced a brutal and bloody situation, protecting British interests in a conflict they wanted no part of.'
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