A strange and formidable weapon :: British responses to World War I poison gas /

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, pro...

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1. Verfasser: Girard, Marion (VerfasserIn)
Format: Regierungsdokument Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in war, society, and the military.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2002.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 279 pages) : illustrations
Format: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.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261) and index.
ISBN:9780803222052
080322205X
1281241458
9781281241450
9786611241452
6611241450

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