Suez Crisis war that would never have taken place if the Suez crisis had had a different resolution". Summarizing the arguments of the Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim about the links between the 1956 and 1967 wars Vatikiotis wrote: "Were bluffing and histrionics in the nature of Nasser? It was bluffing that led to the crushing of Egypt in 1967, because of the mass self-deception exercised by leaders and followers alike ever since the non-existent 'Stalingrad which was Port Said' in 1956." In October 1956, when the Suez Crisis erupted, Nasser brought in a set of sweeping regulations abolishing civil liberties and allowing
Take Your Place one mile at Doncaster Racecourse. Ridden by Gianfranco Dettori he started at odds of 4/1 in a field headed by the French challenger Earth Spirit (winner of the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte). Take Your Place overtook his pacemaker St Joles a furlong and a half from the finish but was immediately challenged by Earth Spirit. The pair engaged in what Timeform described as "a tremendous duel" before Take Your Place gained the advantage in the final strides and won by a head. The other French contender Gallapiat took third ahead of Indus Warrior. In 1976, Take Your Place began his season