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A higher form of killing : six weeks in spring 1915 that changed the nature of warfare forever

text A higher form of killing : six weeks in spring 1915 that changed the nature of warfare forever

Preston, Diana

Summary
"In six weeks during April and May 1915, as World War I escalated, Germany forever altered the way war would be fought. On April 22, at Ypres, German canisters spewed poison gas at French and Canadian soldiers in their trenches; on May 7, the Germ... Read more
Contents
'A Flash Of Lightening From The North' -- 'Humanising War' -- 'The Law Of Facts' -- 'A Scrap of Paper' -- 'The Worst Of Contrabands' -- 'England Will Burn' -- 'A Most Effective Weapon' -- 'Something That Puts People Permanently Out Of Action' -- O... Read more
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Description
340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Publisher
Bloomsbury 2015
MARC Permalink

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 940.4 PRE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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