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Author:

Winegard, Timothy C. (Timothy Charles), 1977- author.

Title:

The first world oil war / Timothy C. Winegard ; with a foreword by Sir Hew Strachan.

Publisher:

University of Toronto Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xxii, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Petroleum industry and trade--History--History--20th century.
Petroleum industry and trade--History--History--20th century.
World politics--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Causes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-366) and index.

Contents:

Oil and the great game -- Petroleum and pipeline politics -- The last crusade in the Middle East -- The black blood of victory -- The deployment of Dunsterforce -- Basra to Baghdad to Baku -- The battle for Baku -- Peace and petroleum -- Oil and the new great game.

Summary:

"Oil is the source of wealth and economic opportunity. Oil is also the root source of global conflict, toxicity and economic disparity. In his groundbreaking book The First World Oil War, Timothy C. Winegard argues that beginning with the First World War, oil became the preeminent commodity to safeguard national security and promote domestic prosperity. For the first time in history, territory was specifically conquered to possess oil fields and resources; vital cogs in the continuation of the industrialized warfare of the twentieth century."-- Provided by publisher.
"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."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1487500734 (cloth)
9781487500733 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)950450712

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)