The oil hunters : exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880 - 1939

1. Verfasser: Howard, Roger, 1966-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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245 1 4 |a The oil hunters :  |b exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880 - 1939 /  |c Roger Howard. 
260 |a London ;  |a New York :  |b Hambledon Continuum,  |c 2008. 
300 |a xiv, 210 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-202) and index. 
505 0 |a The intrepid Frenchman -- The great investor -- Marriott plays the great game -- The spies fight over D'Arcy -- The great explorer -- The oil hunters take on the tribes -- Lieutenant Wilson to the rescue -- Admiral chester eyes Mesopotamia -- The great Gulbenkian -- The irrepressible admiral -- Frank Holmes strides into the Middle East -- Holmes bids for Kuwait and Bahrain -- The incredible Haji -- The great philanthropist -- The battle for Kuwait -- Philby of Arabia -- The legacy of the oil hunters. 
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650 0 |a Petroleum  |x Prospecting  |z Middle East  |x History. 
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