From the great oilfields of Texas, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean basin, comes the oil that feeds the Allied war effort.

The Royal Navy warships range far out to sea protect the convoys that are lifelines to the Allied cause, but are highly reliant on the oil reserves located throughout the world.

[Note 1] The mechanized Nazi war machine also relies on oil, and with limited natural supplies, Germany must manufacture costly synthetic fuels produced in 25 plants on a nonstop schedule that are constantly subjected to Royal Air Force aerial attacks.

In distant battlefields, oil is the prize with Nazi armies threatening the rich oilfields of Baku, with the Soviet Union desperately fighting to retain the region.

The pipelines to Haifa and Tripoli and the storage tanks in Palestine where British and Soviet forces are standing guard, are under constant bombardment.

Greene, known for his work on both radio broadcasts as a news announcer at CBC as well as narrating many of the Canada Carries On series.

The review also describes the effective use of images, stating the oil derricks make "... a vivid impression ... riding like a defiant crown against the western sky.