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OverviewOne of the least well-known and least discussed struggles of the 20th century was played out between the British and the Americans. From before World War I to the end of World War II, Great Britain and the United States vied with each other throughout the world to control the supply of oil. The Anglo-American Oil War examines this power struggle - identified by contemporaries as an oil war - and demonstrates how America's increasing dominance over the oilfields reflected wider shifts in international relations. During the first half of the 20th century, the strategic and economic importance of petroleum helped to define relations between the United States and Great Britain. While both governments sought to control oil resources within their own political sphere of influence, they frequently came into direct conflict over the control of oil. From the first hints of diplomatic discord over the course of the Mexican Revolution, through the British discovery of oil in Iraq, competition over the Kuwait concession, the oil strike in Masjid-e Sulaiman to the negotiation of the Anglo-American Oil Agreement in 1944 which, in theory, settled the dispute, the oil war offers a fascinating and revealing reflection of the transfer of hegemony from Great Britain to the United States Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fiona VennPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Volume: v. 36 Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781845114589ISBN 10: 1845114582 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 June 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Oil Imperialism and War, 1912 - 1918; 2. The Origins of the Anglo-American Oil War; 3. The Oil War 1919-1921; 4. Finding a Solution 1921-1922; 5. Low Level Conflict, 1922-1929; 6. Kuwait and another Oil War; 7. A Tense Alliance; 8. Preparation for Peace; Epilogue: The Post-war Petroleum Order; Notes; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationFiona Venn is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Essex. Her previous publications include The Oil Crisis, The New Deal and Oil Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |