Holding Their Breath

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Holding Their Breath

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

Dorsey, Marion Girard

Cornell University Press

03/2023

306

Dura

Inglês

9781501768361

15 a 20 dias

454

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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
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poison gas, chemical weapons, diplomatic history of WWII, chemical warfare policy, Western Allies and gas policy, D-Day and gas, Operation Downfall