A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical & Biological Warfare opens with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War II and in the decades afterward as well as the inhuman experiments con-ducted to test their effectiveness. This updated edition includes a new Introduction and a new final chapter exposing frightening developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals, and--particularly and most recently--the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks.

Harris, Robert, 1957-; Paxman, Jeremy, 1950-

Harris, Robert, Jeremy Paxman

Random House, Incorporated

Modern Library

Harmony Books

Random House trade pbk. ed., New York, 2002

United States, United States of America

Updated ed, New York, 2002

August 6, 2002

The Book Begins With The First Devastating Battlefield Use Of Lethal Gas In World War I, And Then Investigates The Stockpiling Of Biological Weapons During World War Ii And In The Decades Afterward As Well As The Inhuman Experiments Conducted To Test Their Effectiveness. This Updated Edition Includes A New Introduction And A New Final Chapter Exposing Frightening Developments In Recent Years, Including The Black Market That Emerged In Chemical And Biological Weapons Following The Breakup Of The Soviet Union, The Acquisition Of These Weapons By Various Third World States, The Attempts Of Countries Such As Iraq To Build Up Arsenals, And The Use Of These Weapons In Terrorist Attacks. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Frightfulness -- 2. The Serpent And The Flower -- 3. Hitler's Secret Weapon -- 4. A Plague On Your Children -- 5. The War That Never Was -- 6. New Enemies -- 7. The Search For The Patriotic Germ -- 8. The Rise And Rise Of Chemical Weapons -- 9. The Tools Of Spies -- 10. From Disarmament To Rearmament -- 11. Full Circle -- Notes -- Permissions Acknowledgments -- Index. Robert Harris And Jeremy Paxman. Originally Published: London : Chatto & Windus, 1982. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-281) And Index.

"[This book] opens with the first ... use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War ii and in the decades afterward, as well as the ... experiments conducted to test their effectiveness. This updated edition includesa new introduction and a new final chapter exposing ... developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World States, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals - and particularly and most recently - the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks."--Back cover

The twenty-second of April 1915 had been a warm and sunny day, but toward the end of the afternoon a breeze sprang up.

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