"Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War, and explores their effectiveness under the wide variety of circumstances in which they were employed. The short, readable account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanita…
"Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War, and explores their effectiveness under the wide variety of circumstances in which they were employed. The short, readable account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanita…
A higher form of killing begins with the First World War, when poison gas killed or maimed one and a half million men in the mud of Flanders. It tells of the Japanese use of mustard gas and biological weapons in the 1930s, the Nazis' discovery of nerve gas in 1937, and the huge …
The secret story of chemical and biological warfare.
A higher form of killing begins with the First World War, when poison gas killed or maimed one and a half million men in the mud of Flanders. It tells of the Japanese use of mustard gas and biological weapons in the 1930s, the Nazis' discovery of nerve gas in 1937, and the huge …
Charting the ethical trajectory and culture of military science from its development in 1915 in response to Germany's first use of chemical weapons in WW1 to the ongoing attempts by the international community to ban these weapons, Secret Science offers a comprehensive history o…
"Secret Science traces, for the first time, the history of chemical and biological weapons research by the former Allied powers, particularly in Britain, the United States, and Canada. It charts the ethical trajectory and culture of military science, from its initial development…
"The international community has pledged to curtail development and use of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) in several agreements, beginning with the 1925 Geneva Protocol, but several nations are not honoring these pacts. Critics argue that CBW are crueler than traditional …
"The international community has pledged to curtail development and use of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) in several agreements, beginning with the 1925 Geneva Protocol, but several nations are not honoring these pacts. Critics argue that CBW are crueler than traditional …
Handbook of toxicology of chemical warfare agents
Handbook of toxicology of chemical warfare agents
This handbook considers every aspect of deadly toxic chemicals used in conflicts, warfare and terrorism. As modern warfare evolves, an increasing number of chemical and biological warfare agents are introduced, making research into the effects and treatment of these agents essen…
Covers various aspects of deadly toxic chemicals used as weapons of mass destruction and employed in conflicts, warfare and terrorism. This book covers individual toxicants, target organ toxicity, major incidents, toxic effects in humans, animals and wildlife, biosensors, biomar…