ABSTRACT

In this book, the author reflects major stages in the principal history of oil from the beginning of World War II to 1981. He focuses on the significance of critical aspects of petroleum logistics and presents the strategic dimensions of oil.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

part 1|37 pages

Oil and World War II

chapter 1|15 pages

The Paradox of Oil and War

chapter 2|12 pages

Japanese Strategy

part 2|52 pages

Oil and Postwar Recovery

chapter 5|7 pages

Petroleum Under the ECA Program

chapter 6|7 pages

One Year of ECA's Oil Operations

chapter 7|7 pages

The Role of American Oil in the World

part 3|47 pages

Western Oil Power

part 4|91 pages

World Oil in Transition

chapter 12|17 pages

World Oil in Transition

chapter 14|16 pages

Oil Power

chapter 15|16 pages

An Action Program for U.S. Energy Policy

chapter 16|24 pages

An Atlantic-Japanese Energy Policy

part 5|58 pages

World Oil in Turmoil

part 6|42 pages

Oil-The Years Ahead

chapter 21|16 pages

Oil and the Decline of the West

chapter 22|22 pages

Oil: An Agenda for the 1980s

chapter |2 pages

Postscript