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.
Schlagworte:
Petroleum > Prospecting > Middle East > History.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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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