Villainous compounds : chemical weapons and the American Civil War / Guy R. Hasegawa ; foreword by Bill J. Gurley. [electronic resource]
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TextPublisher: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations, mapISBN: - 9780809334315 (e-book)
- Chemical weapons -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Chemical weapons -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Inventions -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Technological innovations -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Ordnance and ordnance stores -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies
- 973.7/3 23
- UG447 .H368 2015
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-174) and index.
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.
"This book is a study of the diverse array of chemical weapons that were deployed, prepared for use, or proposed during the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.