Keen as mustard : Britain's horrific chemical warfare experiments in Australia /
"This extraordinary expose uncovers the extent of Britain's inhuman treatment of Australian soldiers as mustard gas guinea-pigs during World War II. These top secret trials were conducted in North Queensland, with often shocking consequences for the hapless volunteers."--BOOK JACKET....
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| Médium: | Kniha |
| Jazyk: | English |
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St Lucia, Qld. :
University of Queensland Press,
1998.
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| Shrnutí: | "This extraordinary expose uncovers the extent of Britain's inhuman treatment of Australian soldiers as mustard gas guinea-pigs during World War II. These top secret trials were conducted in North Queensland, with often shocking consequences for the hapless volunteers."--BOOK JACKET. "As well as graphically revealing the first-hand experiences of many survivors, this story delves into the origins of chemical warfare. It treats the scientific culture of experimentation and the growing movement to ban such weapons after the terrible gas casualties on the Western Front."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Fyzický popis: | xviii, 361 p., [20] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographic references (p. [300]-311) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0702229415 (pbk.) : |