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Main Title Chemical warfare : a study in restraints /
Author Brown, Frederic Joseph,
Publisher Princeton University Press,
Year Published 1968
OCLC Number 00441703
Subjects Chemical warfare ; Chemical arms control
Additional Subjects Chemical warfare
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EJEM  UG447.B73 OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC 01/01/1988
Collation xix, 355 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-342) and index.
Contents Notes
pt. 1. World War I -- The heritage of war -- Record of use -- Formation of restraints -- Military perspectives -- Fears for the future : escalation -- pt. 2. The interwar years -- The aftermath of war -- Drafting the peace -- American industry and propaganda -- Washington Arms conference -- Institutionalization within the military -- The evolution of policy, 1922-1939 -- External stimulants -- Internal review -- Restraints at the outbreak of war -- Military unpreparedness -- The problem of civil defense -- Unrealistic threat perception -- Public opposition -- A tenuous legal restraint -- pt. 3. The test of World War II -- Confirmation of restraints 1939-1942 -- Hesitation 1939-1941 -- Reevaluation after Pearl Harbor -- British chemical warfare policy -- German chemical warfare policy -- Japanese chemical warfare policy -- The crucial test : mid-1945 -- The success of minimum deterrence -- The new environment in 1945 -- Restraints on employment -- Ineffective restraints -- Summary and conclusions.