Toxic Exposures : Mustard Gas and the Health Consequences of World War II in the United States /
Toxic Exposures tells the shocking story of how the United States and its allies intentionally subjected thousands of their own servicemen to mustard gas as part of their preparation for chemical warfare. Drawing from once-classified government records, military reports, scientists' papers, and...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press,
[2017]
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Toxic Exposures tells the shocking story of how the United States and its allies intentionally subjected thousands of their own servicemen to mustard gas as part of their preparation for chemical warfare. Drawing from once-classified government records, military reports, scientists' papers, and veterans' testimony, Susan L. Smith assesses the poisonous legacies of these experiments, including scientific racism and environmental degradation. In addition, she reveals their surprising impact on the origins of chemotherapy as cancer treatment and the development of veterans' rights movements. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (210 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780813586120 |