Chemical Warfare : A Study in Restraints /

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Why would a nation, in the midst of a vicious and unrestricted war, hesitate to employ a weapon guaranteed to inflict massive casualties on the enemy? Major Frederic Brown offers here the first critical analysis of this curious World War II phenomenon. He investigates the nature of restraints-politi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brown, Frederic Joseph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1968.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mañjūśrī > Prayers and devotions.
Chemical warfare.
Chemical arms control.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Armes chimiques > Contrôle.
Guerre chimique.
Chemical Warfare
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. World War I
  • The heritage of war
  • Record of use
  • Formation of restraints
  • Military perspectives
  • Fears for the future : escalation
  • pt. 2. The interwar years
  • The aftermath of war
  • Drafting the peace
  • American industry and propaganda
  • Washington Arms conference
  • Institutionalization within the military
  • The evolution of policy, 1922-1939
  • External stimulants
  • Internal review
  • Restraints at the outbreak of war
  • Military unpreparedness
  • The problem of civil defense
  • Unrealistic threat perception
  • Public opposition
  • A tenuous legal restraint
  • pt. 3. The test of World War II
  • Confirmation of restraints 1939-1942
  • Hesitation 1939-1941
  • Reevaluation after Pearl Harbor
  • British chemical warfare policy
  • German chemical warfare policy
  • Japanese chemical warfare policy
  • The crucial test : mid-1945
  • The success of minimum deterrence
  • The new environment in 1945
  • Restraints on employment
  • Ineffective restraints
  • Summary and conclusions.

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