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Dew of Death: The Story of Lewisite, America's ... by Vilensky, Joel A. Hardback
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Artist
- Vilensky, Joel A.
- Brand
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- Type
- Hardback
- EAN
- 9780253346124
- ISBN
- 0253346126
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- Release Title
- Dew of Death: The Story of Lewisite, America's World War I Wea...
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- Illustrated
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- First Edition
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- Book Title
- Dew of Death : the Story of Lewisite, America's World War I Weapon of Mass Destruction
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Science, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Military / World War I, Chemistry / Organic
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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"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 compelled to accept such weapons in our lives." --from the Foreword by Richard Butler, former head of UN Special Commission to Disarm Iraq In 1919, when the Great War was over, the New York Times reported on a new chemical weapon with "the fragrance of geranium blossoms," a poison gas that was "the climax of this country's achievements in the lethal arts." The name of this substance was lewisite and this is its story--the story of an American weapon of mass destruction. Discovered by accident by a graduate student and priest in a chemistry laboratory at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., lewisite was developed into a weapon by Winford Lewis, who became its namesake, working with a team led by James Conant, later president of Harvard and head of government oversight for the U.S.'s atomic bomb program, the Manhattan Project. After a powerful German counterattack in the spring of 1918, the government began frantic production of lewisite in hopes of delivering 3,000 tons of the stuff to be ready for use in Europe the following year. The end of war came just as the first shipment was being prepared. It was dumped into the sea, but not forgotten. Joel A. Vilensky tells the intriguing story of the discovery and development of lewisite and its curious history. During World War II, the United States produced more than 20,000 tons of lewisite, testing it on soldiers and secretly dropping it from airplanes. In the end, the substance was abandoned as a weapon because it was too unstable under most combat conditions. But a weapon once discovered never disappears. It was used by Japan in Manchuria and by Iraq in its war with Iran. The Soviet Union was once a major manufacturer. Strangely enough, although it was developed for lethal purposes, lewisite led to an effective treatment for a rare neurological disease.
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253346126
ISBN-13
9780253346124
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45953359
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dew of Death : the Story of Lewisite, America's World War I Weapon of Mass Destruction
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Military / World War I, Chemistry / Organic
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Science, History
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ug447.5.L48v35 2005
Reviews
"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 compelled to accept such weapons in our lives." -from the Foreword by Richard Butler, former head of UN Special Commission to Disarm Iraq
Table of Content
Foreword by Richard Butler Acknowledgments Introduction 1. 1878: Two Stars Are Born 2. The Poisonous Yellow Cloud and the American Response 3. The Hunt for a New King 4. The American University Experimental Station 5. Willoughby: The Chemical Warfare Service's Ace in the Hole 6. The Inter-War Years 7. Military Biology and BAL 8. World War II: The Gas War That Never Happened 9. Lewisite Production, Use, and Sea Dumping after World War II 10. Lewisite Stockpiles and Terrestrial Residues 11. Human and Environmental Toxicology 12. Lewisite, Terrorism, and the Future Appendix 1. Lewisite's Chemical and Physical Properties Appendix 2. Lewisite Production Appendix 3. Lewisite Degradation Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-001678
Dewey Decimal
358/.3482
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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