No place to run : the Canadian Corps and gas warfare in the First Wold War /

"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, publish...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Tim, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, 1999.
Temas:
Canada. > Canadian Army > History > World War, 1914-1918.
Canada. > Armée canadienne > Histoire > Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918.
Canada. > Canadian Army
1914-1918
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous > War use.
World War, 1914-1918 > Chemical warfare.
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, Canadian.
Chemical Warfare > history
Gas Poisoning > history
Chemical Warfare > prevention & control
Chemical Warfare > psychology
Gas Poisoning > prevention & control
Gas Poisoning > psychology
Gaz de combat.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Guerre chimique.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Récits personnels canadiens.
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Chemical warfare
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous > War use
Weltkrieg > 1914-1918
Chemischer Krieg
Chemische wapens.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Canadezen.
Europe.
Europe
Kanada
Electronic books.
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
History
Personal narratives > Canadian
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 warfare
  • It'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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