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Dew of death : the story of lewisite, America's World War I weapon of mass destruction / Joel A. Vilensky ; with the assistance of Pandy R. Sinish ; foreword by Richard Butler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vilensky, Joel A., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewisite (Poison gas)--History.
- Lewisite (Poison gas).
- Organoarsenic compounds--Toxicology.
- Organoarsenic compounds.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 213 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""Dr. Vilensky raises important concerns regarding the threats posed by lewisite and other weapons of mass destruction. As he describes, non-proliferation programs are a vital component in the War on Terror."" -- Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator""Joel Vilensky's book is a detailed and immensely useful account of the development and history of one of the major chemical weapons.... We will always know how to make lewisite, the 'Dew of Death,' but that does not mean that we should, or be com
- Contents:
- Two stars are born
- The poisonous yellow cloud and the American response
- The hunt for a new king
- The American university experimental station
- Willoughby
- The inter-war years
- Military biology and BAL
- World war II
- Lewisite production, use, and sea dumping after World War II
- Lewisite stockpiles and terrestrial residues
- Human and environmental toxicology
- Lewisite, terrorism, and the future.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-07253-6
- 9786612072536
- 0-253-11152-8
- OCLC:
- 475995059
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