02984nam 2200613Ia 450 991081234500332120230721032102.01-281-24145-897866112414520-8032-2205-X(CKB)1000000000483903(EBL)332875(OCoLC)437200616(SSID)ssj0000251897(PQKBManifestationID)11203385(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251897(PQKBWorkID)10176120(PQKB)10793742(MiAaPQ)EBC332875(OCoLC)228165403(MdBmJHUP)muse11847(Au-PeEL)EBL332875(CaPaEBR)ebr10217002(CaONFJC)MIL124145(EXLCZ)99100000000048390320071016d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA strange and formidable weapon[electronic resource] British responses to World War I poison gas /Marion GirardLincoln University of Nebraska Press20081 online resource (294 p.)Studies in war, society, and the militaryRevision of the author's disseration (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2002.0-8032-2223-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The political challenge : descent to atrocities? -- The army's experience : new weapons, new soldiers -- The scientific divide : chemists versus physicians -- Whose business is it? Dilemmas in the gas industry -- Gas as a symbol : visual images of chemical weapons in the popular press -- The reestablishment of the gas taboo and the public debate : will gas destroy the world?The advent of poison gas in World War I shocked Britons at all levels of society, yet by the end of the conflict their nation was a leader in chemical warfare. Although never used on the home front, poison gas affected almost every segment of British society physically, mentally, or emotionally, proving to be an armament of total war. Through cartoons, military records, novels, treaties, and other sources, Marion Girard examines the varied ways different sectors of British society viewed chemical warfare, from the industrialists who promoted their toxic weapons while maintaining private controStudies in war, society, and the military.World War, 1914-1918Chemical warfareGreat BritainGases, Asphyxiating and poisonousWar useGreat BritainHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1914-1918Chemical warfareGases, Asphyxiating and poisonousWar useHistory940.4/0941Girard Marion1620123MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812345003321A strange and formidable weapon3952729UNINA