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Oil and the great powers : Britain and Germany, 1914 to 1945 / Anand Toprani.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191872693 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936
| Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945 | Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1918-1933 | Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945 | Energy security -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Energy security -- Germany -- History -- 20th century | Petroleum industry and trade -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198834601DDC classification: 327.41009041 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Oil and the Great Powers' examines how oil shaped British and German grand strategy in the era of the two world wars, arguing that both countries' efforts to become energy-independent led them to pursue policies that compromised security by inducing strategic over-extension, thereby hastening their decline as great powers.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Oil and the Great Powers' examines how oil shaped British and German grand strategy in the era of the two world wars, arguing that both countries' efforts to become energy-independent led them to pursue policies that compromised security by inducing strategic over-extension, thereby hastening their decline as great powers.
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