877 pages, xxxii, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 848-873) and index
Contents:
Part I: The Founders Oil on the brain: the beginning "Our plan": John D. Rockefeller and the combination of American oil Copetitive commerce The new century The dragon stain The oil wars: the rise of Royal Dutch, the fall of imperial Russia "Beer and skittles" in Persia The fateful plunge Part II: The Global struggle The blood of victory: World War I Opening the door on the Middle East: the Turkish Petroleum Company From shortage to surplus: the age of gasoline "The fight for new production" The flood "Friends" and enemies The Arabian concessions: the world that Frank Holmes made Part III: War and strategy Japan's road to war Germany's formula for war Japan's Achilles' heel The Allies' war Part IV: The Hydrocarbon age The new center of gravity The postwar petroleum order Fifty-fifty: the new deal in oil "Old Mossy" and the struggle for Iran The Suez crisis The elephants OPEC and the surge pot Hydrocarbon man Part V: The Battle for world mastery The hinge years: countries versus companies The oil weapon "Bidding for our life" OPEC's imperium The adjestment The second shock: the great panic "We're going down" Just another commodity? The good sweating: how low can it go?
