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...
| Основен автор: | Girard, Marion. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Серия: |
Studies in war, society, and the military.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=219089 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Strange and formidable weapon. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2002. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 279 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780803222052 080322205X |