The First World Oil War
© 2016
Oil is the source of wealth and economic opportunity. Oil is also the root source of global conflict, toxicity and economic disparity. When did oil become such a powerful commodity—during, and in the immediate aftermath of, the First World War.
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.
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.
Product Details
- World Rights
- Page Count: 416 pages
- Dimensions: 6.5in x 1.3in x 9.3in
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Reviews
‘Exceptionally and impressively well written, The First World Oil War is highly recommended for both academia and non-specialist general readers.’
John Taylor
Midwest Book Review, December 2016"Timothy C. Winegard looks at how, since the First World War, the oil industry has become a catalyst for both war and diplomacy in The First World Oil War."
Quill and Quire‘This is an important contribution to First world War history and is recommended for interested readers as well as undergraduate and graduate audiences.’
Corbin Williamson
Canadian Military History vol 27:01:2018“The First World Oil War is a significant contribution to our knowledge of the First World War. Winegard’s erudite work is on-par with the best literature in the field and presents a way to make the war relevant to our understanding of the world today.”
Michael Neiberg, author of Potsdam: The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe -
Author Information
Timothy C. Winegard holds a PhD. from the University of Oxford. He served nine years as an officer in the Canadian and British Forces. Dr. Winegard teaches history and political science at Colorado Mesa University.
Sir Hew Strachan FRSE is Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. He was Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford from 2002 to 2015. -
Table of contents
Foreword by Sir Hew Strachan
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Author’s Note: On Words
Introduction
Chapter 1: Oil and the Great Game
Chapter 2: Petroleum and Pipeline Politics
Chapter 3: The Last Crusade in the Middle East
Chapter 4: The Black Blood of Victory
Chapter 5: The Deployment of Dunsterforce
Chapter 6: Basra to Baghdad to Baku
Chapter 7: The Battle for Baku
Chapter 8: Peace and Petroleum
Chapter 9: Oil and the New Great Game
Conclusion
Epilogue
Appendix: Petroleum Situation in the British Empire, Admiral Sir Edmond J.W. Slade, 29 July 1918.
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index
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