World Hotels - Chemical and Biological Warfare (Contemporary World Issues)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 358.34 EAN: 9781598840278 ISBN: 1598840274 Label: ABC-CLIO Manufacturer: ABC-CLIO Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 319 Publication Date: 2006-11-27 Publisher: ABC-CLIO Release Date: 2006-11-27 Studio: ABC-CLIO
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Editorial Reviews: This is a thorough handbook covering the facts, history, and controversies surrounding our most controversial and misunderstood weapons. Short of a nuclear holocaust, no weapons are more frightening to us - or more sensationalized by the media - than chemical and biological weapons. But we can face these invisible killers and even overcome them, writes former army chemical officer Al Mauroni, if we stop moralizing and focus on understanding the facts. Unlike most books on this topic, the expanded second edition of Mauroni's popular reference handbook is neither sensationalistic nor moralistic. Instead, it offers readers a reasoned, thorough, and fact-based introduction to this highly charged issue. Covering the period from World War I through the Iraq War, "Chemical and Biological Warfare" not only describes the development of key chemical and biological agents, such as anthrax, tularemia, brucellosis, VEE, Q fever, and botulinum toxin, but also assesses the threats we face, compares military CB warfare with terrorist incidents, explains effective defensive measures, and clarifies the responsibilities of the various federal agencies charged to address these issues. With extensive new material, this edition provides an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to this vitally important topic.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: An excellent, well-rounded reference. Comment: Any college-level reference collection strong in science, technology and military history will find the second updated edition of Chemical and Biological Warfare an essential addition: it provides essays, history, and biographies surrounding the topic, joins others in the 'Contemporary World Issues' which also makes it a pick for social issues holdings, and it packs in case studies, timelines of events, and more. An excellent, well-rounded reference. More Reviews