HD 112 min
Blood And Oil: The Middle East In World War I
Director: Marty Callaghan
Stars:
Marty Callaghan's Synopsis: Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire's demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance of Middle Eastern oil reserves to Western economies, a close study of this conflict provides two important lessons: 1. The Treaty of Versailles, agreed to by the Western Powers in 1919, paved the way for military and political chaos in the Middle East, which continues to this very day. 2. Oil reserves in the Middle East became an important strategic concern for Western Powers, helping to justify their economic, diplomatic and military interference in the region. After the end of World War I, most of the Ottoman Empire was carved up into "spheres of influence", controlled mostly by the British and French. The remaining territories became the modern state of Turkey in 1923 - after a ...
HD 112 min
HD 78 m
Buchanan Rides Alone
Director: Budd Boetticher
Stars: Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley
On his way home to West Texas Tom Buchanan rides into the Californian border town of Agry and into a feud between several members of the Agry family. In helping out a Mexican seeking revenge on one of them Buchanan finds himself against the whole...
FHD 1h55m
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