William Endor is an internationally renowned petroleum geopolitical scientist and an authoritative analyst of the new world economic order. He has written a lot in petroleum politics, finance and other fields, and his views have a wide influence on academia, industry and government. The book "Oil War" is the result of his years of focusing on oil geopolitics, and it is also his masterpiece in oil politics. This book vividly depicts the geopolitical struggle of international financial groups, oil oligarchs and major western countries around oil, reveals the seemingly simple but profound internal relationship between oil and the US dollar, and analyzes the real reasons behind major historical events such as the oil crisis, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Falklands War, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the reunification of Germany, showing us the thrilling history of the oil struggle for more than a century. Of course, some views in this book are one-sided and extreme, and I believe readers have their own judgments.

This book * * * is divided into 13 chapters, spanning more than 100 years from 19 century to 2 1 century, presenting readers with a clear and wonderful history of world oil, allowing readers to closely focus on two clues of oil and finance, and vividly showing us how financial and oil consortia in Britain and the United States manipulated financial and monetary policies, controlled oil trade and seized world wealth. It is a good book to understand the world economy, study international politics and expand strategic thinking, which provides us with a brand-new perspective to observe and understand this complex world. This book has been translated into more than ten languages and is a best seller in the international book market in recent years.

Zhao Gang, Yuan Ye, Chen Siyu and Yang Yanhong participated in the translation of the book, which was revised by Ouyang Wujin. In the process of finalizing this book, Liang from Fortune magazine, Ms. Liu Wei from Beijing Foreign Studies University and Dr. Yuan from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences gave great help, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks. In addition, I would like to thank Mr. Liu Zhong, director of the fifth editorial office of Intellectual Property Publishing House. His open-minded and inclusive attitude, working spirit of striving for perfection and excellent professional quality are important guarantees for this book to be presented to readers at a high level. Here, we would also like to thank Ms. Liu Shuang and Mr. Wang Jun of Intellectual Property Publishing House for their hard work in publishing this book.

The book Oil War covers political, military, economic, cultural and other fields. Long time span, rich historical materials and vivid stories. In order to be faithful to the original text and preserve the author's writing style, it has been exhausted. However, due to its limited level, mistakes are inevitable. I apologize if the translation error affects the reader's understanding of the author's real intention. If you can get pleasure from reading this book, and then have a deeper understanding of oil geopolitics, or have a stronger interest in oil issues from now on, that is the charm of this book.