The Life and Campaigns of General Hughie Stockwell: From Norway, Through Burma, to Suez

by J. Riley

The career of General Hugh Stockwell culminated in the ill-fated Suez Operation of 1956 but no stigma can attach to him for this. It was a military success but a political nightmare which resulted in the fall of Prime Minister Eden, the lowest point in relations between the Western allies, the departure of France from the NATO military structure and the huge loss of British national confidence.

Stockwell's career up to that point had been exemplary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844155048
• ISBN13: 9781844155040
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"