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Petroleum and Sea Power -- https://aoghs.org/petroleum-in-war/petroleum-and-sea-power/ https://aoghs.org/petroleum-in-war/petroleum-and-sea-power/ Before airpl
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Petroleum and Sea Power -- https://aoghs.org/petroleum-in-war/petroleum-and-sea-power/ https://aoghs.org/petroleum-in-war/petroleum-and-sea-power/
Before airplanes, before tanks, the oil-fired battleship was a vast improvement over coal-fired battleships.
Also "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power" by Daniel Yergin is essential for understanding the history of oil.