Marion Girard Dorsey

Holding Their Breath

How the Allies Confronted the Threat of Chemical Warfare in World War II

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Beginning with the interwar period and concluding with the defeat of Japan, this book examines diplomatic, legal, military, and social issues the Western Allies (Great Britain, the United States, and Canada) confronted when they faced the threat and considered the use of chemical weapons during World War II"--

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Produktdetails

• Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History
• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 161mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9781501768361
• ISBN-10: 1501768360
• Artikelnr.: 68108834

Autorenporträt

M. Girard Dorsey

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Where the Story of Chemical Warfare and World War II Began
1. Chain, Tool, Shield: The Role of an International Treaty in Chemical
Weapons Arms Control before World War II
2. Is There Any Hope? Defensive Preparations against the Dreaded and
Expected Gas War
3. The Sole Exception to the Rule: There Will Be No Chemical Conflicts, but
Just in Case...
4. The Limits of Friendship: The Influence of Chemical Weapons on Alliances
as World War II Expanded
5. Rolling the Dice: Risking Gas Warfare in Europe
6. Critical Timing: The Increasing Likelihood of Chemical Warfare in the
Pacific
Epilogue: "I Am Fear": Legacies of Silent Chemical Warfare