In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to foreign powers meddling in Egyptian affairs. Archive film from AP Archive Music from Filmstro: Get 20% off an annual license! Use our exclusive coupon code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN Support Epic History TV on Patreon Visit our online bookshop to find great books on this and other topics: UK site - US site - As a affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! #EpicHistoryTV #SuezCrisis #ColdWar