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The first world oil war / Timothy C. Winegard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winegard, Timothy C., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War (1914-1918).
- Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Petroleum reserves--Government policy.
- Petroleum reserves.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (412 pages) : illustrations, maps, tables
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This original and pioneering study analyzes the evolution of oil as a catalyst for both war and diplomacy, and connects the events of the First World War to contemporary petroleum geo-politics and international aggression.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Contents; Illustrations, Maps, and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Author's Note: On Words; Introduction; 1 Oil and the Great Game; 2 Petroleum and Pipeline Politics; 3 The Last Crusade in the Middle East; 4 The Black Blood of Victory; 5 The Deployment of Dunsterforce; 6 Basra to Baghdad to Baku; 7 The Battle for Baku; 8 Peace and Petroleum; 9 Oil and the New Great Game; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: Petroleum Situation in the British Empire; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-1171-X
- 1-4875-1170-1
- OCLC:
- 959713709
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