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Oil & war : how the deadly struggle for fuel in World War II meant victory or defeat / Robert Goralski and Russell W. Freeburg ; with new forward by Admiral James G. Foggo III, USN (Ret).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goralski, Robert, author.
- Freeburg, Russell W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Fuel supplies.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Military aspects--History--20th century.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic resource (424 p.)
- Other Title:
- Oil and war
- Place of Publication:
- Quantico, VA Marine Corps University Press (MCUP) 2021
- Quantico, VA : Marine Corps University Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The world’s economy runs on oil. People steal for it. Nations kill for it. To win a war, the victor must have enough oil to fuel their tanks, ships, and planes. One of the great untold stories of World War II is about the strategic decisions and combat for the control of enough oil so that the Axis powers could wage an aggressive war. Conversely, the Allied powers were determined to keep oil from the Axis. Oil & War, originally published in 1987, was the first book to explain this intricate dance of death from the view-points of both the Axis and Allied sides. Adolf Hitler began planning his grab for oil-producing lands in the 1930s; he also started building plants capable of producing synthetic fuels. The Japanese had their plans too. The Americans, English, and Australians had to counterpunch. They very nearly lost the war because they did not move quickly enough. The race was far closer than previously believed. Truth is stranger than fiction. Novels and wargames based on the strategies for oil have captured the public’s attention. But here is the real story. This anecdotal narrative about the important role that oil played in World War II provides a view of the forces that controlled the greatest war in history—and a stunning analysis of the importance of oil in terms of world peace for years to come.
- Contents:
- The eve of war
- Blitzkrieg and oil
- Octane and the Battle of Britain
- Russian oil : the German key
- The Russian campaign
- Japan's search for oil
- Breaking the American supply line
- Mideast oil and the Mediterranean
- Japan's oil gains
- America's fountain of oil
- Germany bleeds for oil : the Caucasus and Stalingrad
- Command of the Pacific sea-lanes
- The defeat of Rommel
- The Allied oil offensive
- The Western Front
- Final destruction of Germany's fuel sources
- Germany's final offensive and collapse : from the Battle of the Bulge to V-E Day
- Japan's sinking fortunes
- Oil in future wars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (USMCU, viewed Mar. 26, 2021).
- ISBN:
- 0-16-095361-8
- OCLC:
- 1243560818
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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