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Autore |
Cook Tim <1971-> |
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Titolo |
No place to run : the Canadian Corps and gas warfare in the First World War / / Tim Cook |
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Vancouver, : UBC Press, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-13101-3 |
9786613131010 |
0-7748-5074-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous - War use |
World War, 1914-1918 - Chemical warfare |
World War, 1914-1918 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the Gas War unearthed Trial by Gas: 2nd Battle of Ypress Rabbits in a warren: April 1915- December 1915 A higher form of killing: December 1915 December 1916 Tough guys: January 1917 June 1917 Mustard, King of the War Gases: July 1917 December 1917 Combatting the chemical plague: the Canadian Medical Army Corps and Gas war fareIt's got your number: January 1918 August 1918 The gas environment: the Last Hundred Days Conclusion: it takes more than Gas to stop a Canadian |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Historians of the First World War have often dismissed the importance of poison gas in the battles of the Western Front. No Place to Run shows that this chemical plague was a serious threat even after gas masks were introduced." "Tim Cook uses diaries, letters, reminiscences, published memoirs, and the official archival record to illustrate vividly the grim reality of gas warfare for the average trench soldier. In response, the Canadian Corps had to develop a disciplined anti-gas doctrine, a process that Cook describes in full." "No Place to Run provides a challenging re-examination of the function of gas warfare in the First World War, including not only its important role in delivering victory in the campaigns of 1918 but also its postwar legacy."--Jacket |
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