{"product_id":"war-for-oil-dietrich-eichholtz-9781597977210","title":"War for Oil: The Nazi Quest for an Oil Empire","description":"As Hitler's \u003ci\u003eEinsatzgruppen\u003c\/i\u003e (mobile SS killing units) marched into the Soviet Union directly behind the advancing Wehrmacht to murder Jews and others, less well-known units were also following in the footsteps of the German armed forces. They were called, among other things, \"petroleum units,\" \"petroleum commissions,\" or \"technical brigades.\" Their mission was to seize and exploit the oil-producing areas of the conquered territories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Having pillaged oil in Poland, France, and the Low Countries, these predatory units were the latest examples of Nazi Germany's relentless efforts before and during World War II to achieve self-sufficiency in fuel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But only in the East--first in the Soviet Union and then in the Middle East--could Hitler find sufficient quantities of oil to free Germany of all external dependency and allow him to wage war indefinitely. To achieve his aim, Hitler envisioned his armored columns advancing through North Africa and the Caucasus to a juncture somewhere in the Near East in what Martin Blumenson called \"the most gigantic pincer movement in history.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this prodigiously researched study, historian Dietrich Eichholtz tells the story of Nazi Germany's plans to establish a global oil empire, from the plan's inception in 1938 to its collapse in 1943.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dietrich Eichholtz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597977217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597977210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Dietrich Eichholtz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989357035775,"sku":"9781597977210","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9143bf63-a5da-4f3a-9c7c-2bb636863345.jpg?v=1683299034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-for-oil-dietrich-eichholtz-9781597977210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}