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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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