内容简介
Thestruggleforwealthandpowerthathassurroundedoilfordecadescontinuestoshaketheworldeconomy,dictatetheoutcomeofwars,andtransformthedestinyofmenandnations.ThePrizeisasmuchahistoryofthetwentiethcenturyasoftheoilindustryitself.Thecanvasofthishistoryisenormous--fromthedrillingofthefirstwellinPennsylvaniathroughtwogreatworldwarstotheIraqiinvasionofKuwaitandOperationDesertStorm.Thecastextendsfromwildcattersandroguestooiltycoons,andfromWinstonChurchillandIbnSaudtoGeorgeBushandSaddamHussein.Thedefinitiveworkonthesubjectofoilandamajorcontributiontounderstandingourcentury,ThePrizeisabookofextraordinarybreadth,rivetingexcitement--andgreatimportance.