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Oil & war : how the deadly struggle for fuel in World War II meant victory or defeat / Robert Goralski and Russell W. Freeburg ; with a new foreword by Admiral James G. Foggo III, USN (Ret.).

by Goralski, Robert, author.

Quantico, VA : Marine Corps University Press, 2021.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Fuel supplies.

Petroleum industry and trade -- Military aspects -- History -- 20th century.

9781732003132 (pbk.)

1732003130 (pbk.)

xxxii, 390 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

The eve of war -- Blitzkrieg and oil -- Octane and the Battle of Britain -- Russian oil : the German key -- The Russian campaign -- Japan's search for oil -- Breaking the American supply line -- Mideast oil and the Mediterranean -- Japan's oil gains -- America's fountain of oil -- Germany bleeds for oil : the Caucasus and Stalingrad -- Command of the Pacific sea-lanes -- The defeat of Rommel -- The Allied oil offensive -- The Western Front -- Final destruction of Germany's fuel sources -- Germany's final offensive and collapse : from the Battle of the Bulge to V-E Day -- Japan's sinking fortunes -- Oil in future wars.

"Oil & War addresses the role that oil played in the origins and outcome of World War II, stressing its importance to all nations during times of both peace and conflict. This is accomplished by studying the impact that oil had on the war's many battles and campaigns in theaters throughout the world, seen from the viewpoints of both Allied and Axis nations in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific. To win a modern war, a country must have enough oil to fuel its ships, planes, tanks, and other motor vehicles, meaning that access to oil--or lack thereof--can ultimately spell the difference between victory and defeat"--Provided by publisher.

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