The author provides a thorough and even-handed examination of the weapons themselves--the various types and effects--and their evolution from World War I to the present.
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Describes the similarities and differences between chemical and biological weapons and how technological advancements have led to tactical innovations in their use over time. As well, the author gives equal attention to the international response to the proliferation of chemical…
In Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers provides a thorough and even-handed examination of the weapons themselves--the various types and effects--and their evolution from World War I to the present.
This is a tale of military machination and scientific subterfuge, of combatants who disappeared without trace, and bizarre experiments carried out behind locked doors. In waging 'total war' during the 1970s and 1980s, South African securocrats demanded a 'total strategy', includ…