A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare

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Personalized: No Item Height: 0.6 in Item Weight: 45.2 Oz Author: Jeremy Paxman, Robert Harris Item Width: 6 in Number of Pages: 306 Pages Format: Hardcover Signed: No Type: Book Narrative Type: Nonfiction Book Series: A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biol Inscribed: No Book Title: A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical Item Length: 9 in Vintage: No Edition: Book Club Edition Publication Year: 1982 Language: English Genre: History, War & Combat Publisher: Hill & Wang/Book Club height: 0.6 in Country of Origin: United States Ex Libris: No Era: 1980s Personalize: No Intended Audience: Adults Illustrator: Yes Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated Topic: Military History, Warfare Original Language: English width: 6 in

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A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare. A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare by Robert Harris and Jeremy Paxman. Hill & Wang/Book Club edition 1982. Illustrated 306 page hardcover with jacket in excellent condition with no other interior markings or glaring flaws. A Higher Form of Killing 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 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--particularly and most recently--the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks. $4.95 domestic U.S. shipping. Payment must be received within 24 hours of sale.