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The oil hunters : exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939 / Roger Howard.

Lippincott Library HD9576.M52 H69 2008
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Language:
English
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Physical Description:
xiv, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Contents:
  • 1 The Intrepid Frenchman 1
  • 2 The Great Investor 13
  • 3 Marriott Plays the Great Game 23
  • 4 The Spies Fight Over D'Arcy 35
  • 5 The Great Explorer 45
  • 6 The Oil Hunters Take On the Tribes 57
  • 7 Lieutenant Wilson to the Rescue 71
  • 8 Admiral Chester Eyes Mesopotamia 83
  • 9 The Great Gulbenkian 95
  • 10 The Irrepressible Admiral 107
  • 11 Frank Holmes Strides into the Middle East 117
  • 12 Holmes Bids for Kuwait and Bahrain 129
  • 13 The Incredible Haji 141
  • 14 The Great Philanthropist 155
  • 15 The Battle for Kuwait 167
  • 16 Philby of Arabia 177
  • 17 The Legacy of the Oil Hunters 189.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-202) and index.
ISBN:
  • 184725232X
  • 9781847252326
OCLC:
195733627

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