Love, Oil And The Fortunes Of War
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- Synopsis
- A rollicking fictionalised tale about (real life) powerful characters, and how by helping preserve the dominance of the British Navy they arguably altered the outcome of WW1.Main characters: Gertrude Bell (famous explorer, archaeologist and supporter of women&’s rights – Nicole Kidman play her in the film Queen of the Desert); Admiral Jacky Fisher (a respected naval officer and the father of the Dreadnought, the first battleship and a key weapon in WWI); and William D'Arcy (Australian mining magnate who founded the oil industry in Persia). Story has many crosscurrents and themes and includes romance, tragic love entanglements, suicides, war – all against the backdrop of northern Queensland, Persia (modern Iran), WW1 and Gallipoli.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780645497205
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780645497212
- Publisher:
- Ventura Press
- Date of Addition:
- 02/01/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Paul Ashford Harris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.