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1 Online-Ressource (x, 279 pages)
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illustrations
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
080322205X
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0803222238
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9780803222052
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9780803222236
Serie:
Studies in war, society and the military
Inhalt:
The advent of poison gas in World War I shocked Britons at all levels of society, yet by the end of the conflict their nation was a leader in chemical warfare. Although never used on the home front, poison gas affected almost every segment of British society physically, mentally, or emotionally, proving to be an armament of total war. Through cartoons, military records, novels, treaties, and other sources, Marion Girard examines the varied ways different sectors of British society viewed chemical warfare, from the industrialists who promoted their toxic weapons while maintaining private contro
Inhalt:
The political challenge : descent to atrocities? -- The army's experience : new weapons, new soldiers -- The scientific divide : chemists versus physicians -- Whose business is it? Dilemmas in the gas industry -- Gas as a symbol : visual images of chemical weapons in the popular press -- The reestablishment of the gas taboo and the public debate : will gas destroy the world?
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261) and index
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2002
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English
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ISBN 9780803222236
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ISBN 0803222238
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Girard, Marion Strange and formidable weapon Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008
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Englisch
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