Dew of death : the story of lewisite, America's World War I weapon of mass destruction /

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[A timely, riveting history of America's World War I project to develop a deadly chemical weapon.].

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vilensky, Joel A., 1951-
Other Authors: Sinish, Pandy R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Lewisite (Poison gas) > History.
Organoarsenic compounds > Toxicology.
Chemical Warfare Agents > history
Gas Poisoning > history
Composés organoarsenicaux > Toxicologie.
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Lewisite (Poison gas)
Organoarsenic compounds > Toxicology
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Two stars are born
  • The poisonous yellow cloud and the American response
  • The hunt for a new king
  • The American university experimental station
  • Willoughby
  • The inter-war years
  • Military biology and BAL
  • World war II
  • Lewisite production, use, and sea dumping after World War II
  • Lewisite stockpiles and terrestrial residues
  • Human and environmental toxicology
  • Lewisite, terrorism, and the future.

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