Oil and the Killing of the American Consul in Tehran

By MohammadGholi Majd and Mohammad Gholi Majd

Oil and the Killing of the American Consul in Tehran explores the Anglo-American tensions over the control of oil in Iraq and Persia after WWI and the impact of American Vice-Consul Robert Imbrie's murder. Using evidence from U.S. State Department documents, this detailed work argues that Imbrie was the victim of a conspiracy aimed at consolidating British power in the region.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761835059
• ISBN13: 9780761835059
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"