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Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War / Guy R. Hasegawa ; foreword by Bill Gurley

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Hasegawa, Guy R.
Published
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015.
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Contents
Foreword / Bill J. Gurley -- Improvements in Warlike Instrumentalities -- Greek Fire, American Style -- The Torch for the Torch -- No Living Being Will Escape -- Portending the Green Cloud -- Insinuating Dust -- Prostrated by Inhaling It -- Destroying Fluids -- Fire and Brimstone -- Sharp Horrors of Sundry Weapons -- Vulgar Poisons in Honourable Warfare -- Glossary.
Summary
"This book is a study of the diverse array of chemical weapons that were deployed, prepared for use, or proposed during the Civil War"--
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ISBN
9780809334315 (electronic bk.)
0809334313 (electronic bk.)
0809334313
9780809334308 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0809334305 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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