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Record Nr.

UNISA996248300903316

Autore

Haber L. F (Ludwig Fritz)

Titolo

The poisonous cloud : chemical warfare in the First World War / / L.F. Haber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [Oxfordshire], : Clarendon Press

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1986

ISBN

0-19-151231-1

1-280-90408-9

9786610904082

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Disciplina

355.0217

358.3409

358/.34/09

Soggetti

Chemical warfare - History - 20th century

World War, 1914-1918 - Chemical warfare

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables and Diagrams; Abbreviations and Glossary; 1. Personal Introduction; 2. Forerunners in Fact and Fiction; 3. The Chlorine Cloud; 4. The Allied Reaction; 5. Phosgene; 6. Chemists at War; 7. The Organization of Chemical Warfare; 8. New Weapons, New Tactics; 9. 1918: Reality and Imagination; 10. Gas Casualties; 11. Was Gas a Failure?; Appendix: Statistical Note on Gas Shells and Casualties in the BEF; 12. The Aftermath; Appendix: Articles 169-172 of the Treaty of Versailles; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I

JK; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The author examines fully the military role of chemical warfare and its effects on the people, industries, and administrations on both sides; he also considers the growing moral problems it created. The launching of an entirely new weapon that did not discriminate between soldiers and civilians raised complex issues which were debated endlessly between the wars and which, in recent years, have led to agreement among the powers not to use chemical or biological warfare.