British Petroleum & the Redline Agreement: The West's Secret Pact to Get Mideast Oil

by Edwin Black

How did the West get Middle East Oil? The tense chronicle of the international deceit and strong-arm tactics of men, oil companies and government is laid out in a revealing minute-to-minute drama. Massive research supports this unforgettable revelation by a master of corporate investigation author Edwin Black.

Genres: History, Middle East

274 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 2011

About the author

Is an American syndicated columnist and journalist. He specializes in human rights, the historical interplay between economics and politics in the Middle East, petroleum policy, the abuses practiced by corporations, and the financial underpinnings of Nazi Germany.

Reviews

[Rock Angel]

Page 1 of this piece whet my appetite for the book:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/p...