Howard, Roger.
The oil hunters : exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939 / Roger Howard. - London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2008. - xiv, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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.
9781847252326 (hbk.) 184725232X (hbk.)
2009281178
Petroleum--Prospecting--History.--Middle East
622.1828092256
The oil hunters : exploration and espionage in the Middle East 1880-1939 / Roger Howard. - London ; New York : Hambledon Continuum, 2008. - xiv, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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.
9781847252326 (hbk.) 184725232X (hbk.)
2009281178
Petroleum--Prospecting--History.--Middle East
622.1828092256