Oil & war : how the deadly struggle for fuel in World War II meant victory or defeat

Oil & war how the deadly struggle for fuel in World War II meant victory or defeat

The world’s economy runs on oil. People steal for it. Nations kill for it. To win a war, the victor must have enough oil to fuel their tanks, ships, and planes. One of the great untold stories of World War II is about the strategic decisions and combat for the control of enough oil so that the Axis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Marine Corps University (U.S.). Press, issuing body (issuing body)
Otros Autores: Goralski, Robert, author (author), Freeburg, Russell W., author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Quantico, VA : Marine Corps University Press 2021.
Materias:
World War, 1939-1945 > Fuel supplies.
Petroleum industry and trade > Military aspects > History > 20th century.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654412706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The eve of war
  • Blitzkrieg and oil
  • Octane and the Battle of Britain
  • Russian oil : the German key
  • The Russian campaign
  • Japan's search for oil
  • Breaking the American supply line
  • Mideast oil and the Mediterranean
  • Japan's oil gains
  • America's fountain of oil
  • Germany bleeds for oil : the Caucasus and Stalingrad
  • Command of the Pacific sea-lanes
  • The defeat of Rommel
  • The Allied oil offensive
  • The Western Front
  • Final destruction of Germany's fuel sources
  • Germany's final offensive and collapse : from the Battle of the Bulge to V-E Day
  • Japan's sinking fortunes
  • Oil in future wars.

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