Blood for Oil: The Quest for Fuel in WWII

It’s been said, many times, that the Allies won World War II on fuel and specifically on octane, but I’d not seen a good writeup on just how this played out. This article covers, in some detail, the fuel shortages that both Germany and Japan faced, how they tried to solve them, and the shape of how it didn’t work.

http://www.eiaonline.com/history/bloodforoil.htm