Supremacy and Oil: Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930

This book argues that the governments of the US and Britain shared a common interest in the post-WWI era in the Middle East. As a result, they worked to maintain Anglo-American dominance over Iran and Iraq, with cheap oil as the reward. Stivers goes into great depth, exposing and explaining the various moves made by the Americans and Brits to counter the emerging nationalistic movements in the region.