A Strange And Formidable Weapon
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A Strange and Formidable Weapon
Author | : Marion Girard |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 080322205X |
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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.