1956
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, triggering a secret Anglo-French-Israeli invasion — and a humiliating superpower veto that ended British imperial pretensions and forged the modern Middle East.
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Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, triggering a secret Anglo-French-Israeli invasion — and a humiliating superpower veto that ended British imperial pretensions and forged the modern Middle East.
Suez Crisis was fought in 1956.
Suez Crisis was fought between Egypt and Britain / France / Israel.
An estimated 4,404 people died in Suez Crisis, including roughly 3,404 military and 1,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Sinai Campaign — Overall, Amphibious Assault on Port Said, Battle of Abu Ageila, and Battle of Rafah.