Format:
1 online resource (306 pages)
ISBN:
9781501768385
Series Statement:
Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History
Content:
Holding Their Breath -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Where the Story of Chemical Warfare and World War II Began -- 1. Chain, Tool, Shield: The Role of an International Treaty in Chemical Weapons Arms Control before World War II -- 2. Is There Any Hope? Defensive Preparations against the Dreaded and Expected Gas War -- 3. The Sole Exception to the Rule: There Will Be No Chemical Conflicts, but Just in Case -- 4. The Limits of Friendship: The Influence of Chemical Weapons on Alliances as World War II Expanded -- 5. Rolling the Dice: Risking Gas Warfare in Europe -- 6. Critical Timing: The Increasing Likelihood of Chemical Warfare in the Pacific -- Epilogue: "I Am Fear": Legacies of Silent Chemical Warfare -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501768378
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781501768378
Language:
English
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