"Blood and Oil - The Middle East in World War I" examines the devastating conflict and Western political intrigue that laid the foundation for wars, coups, revolts and military interventions in the Middle East.

"Blood and Oil - The Middle East in World War I" examines the devastating conflict and Western political intrigue that laid the foundation for wars, coups, revolts and military interventions in the Middle East. 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 five-year struggle by Turkish nationalists against Western domination. Written and produced by Marty Callaghan ("Archives of War," "Remember Pearl Harbor: America Taken by Surprise"), this feature-length 112-minute documentary film follows conflict from the Ottoman Empire's entry into the Great War in October 1914 to the Allied victory and declaration of the new Turkish Republic in 1923, and the hostilities that have plagued the region since.

Marty Callaghan's credits include "Remember Pearl Harbor: America Taken by Surprise," the "Archives of War" series and "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History." He played a key role in publishing Tom Clancy's first novel, "The Hunt for Red October" and his writings have been published in various magazines, such as "Naval History," "Sailing" and the "U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings." Callaghan's work has been recognized by the International Documentary Association in Los Angeles.