Gamal Abdel Nasser came to power 50 years ago, instilling a new form of Arab nationalism into a region that was just emerging from colonialism and becoming a battleground for the Superpowers ideolgiocal claims on the region. This selection of images features Nasser and the main crisis of his leadership, the Suez War, after French, British and Israeli troops attacked Egypt after Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. The UN told the three invaders to withdraw.