Husband of Jacqueline Kennedy , lover of Maria Callas and many others, Aristotle Onassis knew many beautiful women. But gossip column headlines and paparazzi photographs tell only one part of his remarkable story. A brilliant businessman he foresaw the importance of world oil and was the first to risk building supertankers. But when this bold gambler tried to seize a monopoly for the shipment of Saudi oil, he found himself in conflict with rivals, who were backed by the CIA and the full might of US power. His tale is one of high drama, black comedy and Greek tragedy.