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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822529203321

Autore

Ellison D. Hank

Titolo

Chemical Warfare during the Vietnam War [[electronic resource] ] : Riot Control Agents in Combat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-136-82719-6

0-203-83113-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Disciplina

959.70438

Soggetti

Chemical warfare

Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous - War use

Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use

Riot control agents

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Chemical warfare

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Chemical warfare

Chemical warfare - War use

Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East

History & Archaeology

Southeast Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Chemical Warfare During The Vietnam War: Riot Control Agents in Combat; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Prelude; 3. Operation Stomp; 4. Tunnels; 5. Escalation; 6. Niches; 7. Urban Combat; 8. Communist Chemical Operations; 9. Conclusion; Appendix A: Technical Agent Data; Appendix B: US Munitions and Weapon Systems; Appendix C: Viet Cong Improvised Munitions; Appendix D: Protective Masks; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Chemical Warfare during the Vietnam War 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 humanitarian aspects of non-lethal weapons to their use as a means of augmenting and enhancing the lethality of traditional munitions. It also presents the efforts of the North Vietnamese to both counter US chemical operations and to develop a chemical capability of their own.