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A Higher Form of Killing: A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare
Contributor(s): Harris, Robert (Author), Paxman, Jeremy (Author)

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 ISBN: 0812966538     ISBN-13: 9780812966534
Publisher: Random House Group
OUR PRICE: $17.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2002
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Annotation: A Higher Form of Killing opens with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War II and in the decades afterward as well as the inhuman experiments con-ducted to test their effectiveness. This updated edition includes a new Introduction and a new final chapter exposing frightening developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals, and--particularly and most recently--the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - Biological & Chemical Warfare
- History | Military - World War I
- History | Military - World War Ii
Dewey: 358.340
LCCN: 2002017948
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.12" W x 8.13" L (0.80 lbs) 336 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: BookPage 08/01/2002 pg. 23
Kliatt 03/01/2003 pg. 53
 
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A Higher Form of Killing opens with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War II and in the decades afterward as well as the inhuman experiments con-ducted to test their effectiveness. This updated edition includes a new Introduction and a new final chapter exposing frightening developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals, and--particularly and most recently--the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks.
 
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