VV(19) Suez Crisis

[Dave Monroe]

And note that, as Pynchon no doubt was preparing for
publication, his first novel (1963), the US and the
USSR were preparing for war as well (October 18-29,
1962) ...

--- Samuel Moyer <smoyer at satx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Chapter 16 opens up on the night of October 30,
> 1956.  The British troops are throwing a drunk - 
> preparing for war.  The Israeli army attacked Port
> Said (Egypt) on the 29th and the British joined in
> on the 31st.

Had either Kennedy or Kruschev neither kept cool, nor
cared ... well, Happy Fourth o' July, ev'rybody, is
all.  See you apres holiday ......


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