xxi, 535 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white photographs ; 25 cm
Note
Nonfiction.
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-519) and index.
Contents
Part I: Catalyst -- Holy Week -- An American university -- Diabolical instruments -- Technical men -- Amos and Goliath -- "Fiendish work" -- Part II: Flash point -- "A hotter fire" -- Over there -- "A constant menace" -- "Science and horror" -- "He who gasses last, gasses best" -- Part III: Retort -- First gas and flame -- The meuse and the mousetrap -- "All to the mustard" -- "War to the knife" -- "Fight the devil" -- "The devil's perfume".
Summary
"The never-before-told story of how a daring group of scientists, soldiers, and spies developed the original weapons of mass destruction and redefined modern warfare forever." -- dust jacket.