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The oil hunters : exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939
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The oil hunters : exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939

Author: Roger Howard
Publisher: London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2008.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Roger Howard
ISBN: 9781847252326 184725232X
OCLC Number: 195733627
Description: xiv, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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.
Responsibility: Roger Howard.

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