EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 15 MIN
19 How oil fueled the Allied victory
from Crude Ambition: This is the story of power · host By Seven Media
What if the war could have ended nine months early - and all it took was a few hundred thousand gallons of gas? This is the episode where you learn that World War Two wasn't won by generals - it was won by refineries, truck drivers, and a French engineer who figured out how to rewrite the chemical structure of gasoline. From Britain's five-week countdown to total fuel collapse, to Patton's tanks running dry at the moment of breakthrough, Chapter 19 of The Prize reveals the cruel science of logistics and the unforgiving minute that changed everything.
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What if the war could have ended nine months early - and all it took was a few hundred thousand gallons of gas? This is the episode where you learn that World War Two wasn't won by generals - it was won by refineries, truck drivers, and a French engineer who figured out how to rewrite the chemical structure of gasoline. From Britain's five-week countdown to total fuel collapse, to Patton's tanks running dry at the moment of breakthrough, Chapter 19 of The Prize reveals the cruel science of logistics and the unforgiving minute that changed everything.
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