Oil, God, and Gold: The Story of Aramco and the Saudi Kings
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0395592208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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St. Anthony Cave Brown, the author of several well-received books on the history of espionage, here turns his attention to a story as full of intrigue as any spy novel: the rise of Aramco, once the world's leading oil concern. State Department once called "the most valuable commercial prize in the history of the planet," namely, the vast oil fields of Arabia; for an initial investment of £100,000, Aramco eventually extracted more than a trillion dollars from the Arabian reserves. The American interest in Saudi and Persian Gu
"A New and All-Embracing View of Oil in Saudi Arabia" according to Nestor Sander. For those unfamiliar with the Middle East this work may seem daunting in its detailed analyses not only of events but of the background and character of the people involved in them. The author takes full advantage of access to sources not previously used in studies of this kind and presents his findings in an orderly and fluent, easily readable fashion. As a participant in some of th. Tremendous! A Customer Every history book should be written this well. An insider's view, sweeping in scope, fascinating and well written. Moves easily from minutiae of roughnecks in dusty barracks near the oil fields to high level geopolitics. Fascinating throughout. Buy it even if you have no interest in Saudi or oil; you will by the time you finish this fine book. (Why is it that Brits write history so . A flowing story of intrigue in the Gulf This is the story of Aramco whose formation in 19A flowing story of intrigue in the Gulf Seth J. Frantzman This is the story of Aramco whose formation in 1947 heldped launch the interest in Saudi and Gulf Politics by America and its oil producers. For years America had looked for a saf place to have an oil concession. Iran, Libya and Iraq were looked at but in the end the Gulf states adn Saudi has became our anchor of oil stability, an assset we would defend at all costs.THis book details. 7 heldped launch the interest in Saudi and Gulf Politics by America and its oil producers. For years America had looked for a saf place to have an oil concession. Iran, Libya and Iraq were looked at but in the end the Gulf states adn Saudi has became our anchor of oil stability, an assset we would defend at all costs.THis book details
and British government documents, Anthony Cave Brown recounts the unceasing diplomatic and corporate maneuvers aimed at obtaining this unimaginable wealth, an ongoing drama that involved such figures as the great warrior-king Ibn Saud, founder of the Saudi dynasty; H. Here is the extraordinary tale of what the U.S. Using Aramco files never before available to scholars or journalists, dozens of personal interviews, and U.S. John Philby, the British scholar-adventurer who was a chief advisor to the king; the American philanthropist Charles Crane; Winston Churchill; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and assorted oil-industry executives and engineers across the United States. State Department once called "the most valuable commercial prize in the history of the planet," the vast oil reserves beneath the sands of the Arabian desert. St. Played out against a background of war and the turmoil of an ancient culture thrust abruptly into the twentieth century, the struggle to obtain the prize was won b