In a highly objective account, Robert St. John discusses Gamal Abdel Nasser, the man and the leader. The facts are here, from his early childhood, through the early steps of his career, to his rise to absolute power as the dictator of Egypt. The Israeli-Egyptian crises are reviewed, the Suez question, and Egypt's role in playing Russia against the United States. This book will be of immediate interest to all readers with a serious interest in the world power game, as played by one of its masters.