Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War /
Hasegawa, Guy R.
Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War / Guy R. Hasegawa ; foreword by Bill Gurley. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Foreword / 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. Bill J. Gurley --
"This book is a study of the diverse array of chemical weapons that were deployed, prepared for use, or proposed during the Civil War"--
9780809334315
Technological innovations--History--United States--19th century.
Inventions--History--United States--19th century.
Chemical weapons--History--United States--19th century--Sources.
Chemical weapons--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic Books.
UG447 / .V555 2015
Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War / Guy R. Hasegawa ; foreword by Bill Gurley. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Foreword / 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. Bill J. Gurley --
"This book is a study of the diverse array of chemical weapons that were deployed, prepared for use, or proposed during the Civil War"--
9780809334315
Technological innovations--History--United States--19th century.
Inventions--History--United States--19th century.
Chemical weapons--History--United States--19th century--Sources.
Chemical weapons--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic Books.
UG447 / .V555 2015