WORLD CRISIS Appalling Events
With anxiety and bewilderment, the world watched an appalling eruption.
In Hungary a gallant, leaderless rebellion against Russia's iron rule gave promise of success—until Russia turned its retreating tanks around and set out to crush the revolt.
Israel, taking advantage of Russia's difficulties (and taking for granted U.S. preoccupation with a presidential election), invaded Egypt. Great Britain and France, aggression-bound, moved in, determined to overthrow Gamal Abdel Nasser and recover the Suez Canal.
War in the Middle East gave Russia the chance to muffle the sounds of its own...
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