The full story of the role that oil played in the origins and outcome of World War II.
"The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction.
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16 Robert Lehman and the Rockefellers , Wall Street financiers , were personally financially involved in the whole range of economic interests that have been served by the Vietnam War . ( James Rockefeller , a cousin , was a fellow ...
Introduction : A Petrostate Typology -- Applying the Typology : Petrostates at War --Resource Arms Racing : Oil Wealth and Military Power -- Proxies and Altriusm : The Light and Dark of Oil Wealth -- Institutions, Intelligence, and ...
Oil: From Rockefeller to Iraq and Beyond
The Nazis' quest for oil as a cornerstone of their imperial mission
Using evidence from key countries such as Iraq, Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Petro-Aggression proposes a new theoretical framework to explain the importance of oil to international security.
Debunking numerous myths that have emerged about the world's resources of oil, this argues that the use of US military power to secure oil is not only needless and costly but also counterproductive to US security.
This is a story about power, power over entire nations and continents. Century of War is a gripping account of the murky world of the international oil industry and its role in world politics. Scandals about oil are familiar to most of us.
This is accomplished by studying the impact that oil had on the war's many battles and campaigns in theaters throughout the world, seen from the viewpoints of both Allied and Axis nations in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific.