The First World Oil War
by Timothy C. Winegard /
2016 / English / EPUB
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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.
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
In his groundbreaking bookThe First World Oil War
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.
,
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.
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.
