War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda
- ISBN-10
- 1400032334
- ISBN-13
- 9781400032334
- Series
- War of Nerves
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 479
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Author
- Jonathan Tucker
Description
Traces the military applications of toxic weaponry from World War I to the present day, the development of potent nerve agents during the Cold War, and the efforts of such terrorist groups as Al-Qaeda to acquire deadly nerve agents.
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