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Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys!: How Chemistry Changed the First World War
Gas Gas Quick Boys How Chemistry Changed the First World War Author:Michael Freemantle Reveals for the first time the true extent of how chemistry rather than military strategy determined the shape, duration, and outcome of World War IChemistry was not only a destructive instrument of World War I, but also protected troops and healed the sick and wounded. From bombs to bullets, gas to anesthetic, khaki to camouflage, chemistry was... more » truly the alchemy of the war. This history explores its dangers and its healing potential, revealing how the arms race was also a race for chemistry, to the extent that Germany's thirst for fertilizer to feed the creation of their shells nearly starved the nation. It answers question such as: What is cordite? What is lyddite? What is mustard gas? What is phosgene? What is gunmetal? This is a true picture of the horrors of the "Chemists' War."« less