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Book The Chemical Warfare Service

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Leo P. Brophy and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, the second in a series of three devoted to the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) in World War II, now the Chemical Corps, covers research, development, procurement, and distribution of chemical warfare materiel. It traces the history of these activities from the World War I period, when the CWS was activated to supervise the offensive and defensive aspects of gas warfare throughout the Army, until the end of World War II. The first volume in the series, "Organizing for War", discusses the development of the CWS organization and mission as well as personnel management and military training. The third volume, entitled "Chemicals in Combat", will deal with the chemical warfare activities in the theaters of operations. In treating research and development, the present volume concentrates on CWS projects that proved of greatest significance to the armed forces during World War II. It attempts to point up the problems that arose in course of research and development and to indicate the solutions which the scientists hit upon. Since research and development in the zone of the interior was closely related to research and development in the theaters of operations, the volume covers activities in both areas. In contrast to research and development, procurement and distribution differed considerably as between the zone of the interior and the theaters of operations; in the theaters these activities were closely associated with the commanders' combat responsibilities. The volume, therefore, confines itself to a review of procurement and distribution in the zone of the interior, leaving narration of theater activities to the volume "Chemicals in combat".

Book The Chemical Warfare Service

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Leo P. Brophy and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book U S  Army in World War II

Download or read book U S Army in World War II written by Leo P. Brophy and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers research, development, procurement, and distribution of chemical warfare materiel. It traces the history of these activities from the World War I period, when the CWS was activated to supervise the offensive and defensive aspects of gas warfare throughout the Army, until the end of World War II. Attempts to point up the problems that arose in course of research and development and to indicate the solutions which the scientists hit upon.

Book The Chemical Warfare Service

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  • Author : Center of Center of Military History United States Army
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2014-12-19
  • ISBN : 9781505630862
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Center of Center of Military History United States Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the research and development phase and the procurement and supply of both offensive and defensive materiel.

Book Veterans at Risk

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  • Author : Institute of Medicine
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 1993-02-01
  • ISBN : 030904832X
  • Pages : 448 pages

Download or read book Veterans at Risk written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, World War II veterans have come forward to claim compensation for health effects they say were caused by their participation in chemical warfare experiments. In response, the Veterans Administration asked the Institute of Medicine to study the issue. Based on a literature review and personal testimony from more than 250 affected veterans, this new volume discusses in detail the development and chemistry of mustard agents and Lewisite followed by interesting and informative discussions about these substances and their possible connection to a range of health problems, from cancer to reproductive disorders. The volume also offers an often chilling historical examination of the use of volunteers in chemical warfare experiments by the U.S. militaryâ€"what the then-young soldiers were told prior to the experiments, how they were "encouraged" to remain in the program, and how they were treated afterward. This comprehensive and controversial book will be of importance to policymakers and legislators, military and civilian planners, officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs, military historians, and researchers.

Book The Chemical Warfare Service

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Leo P. Brophy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chemical Warfare Service: From Laboratory to Field Dr. Leo P. Brophy wrote all of the chapters and sections of chapters dealing with procurement and distribution. He was assisted in the re search and writing of Chapters XIV and XVI by Mr. Sherman L. Davis of the Historical Staff, Chemical Corps. Dr. Wyndham D. Miles wrote all of the chapters on research and development except the section of Chapter IV dealing with the treatment of gas casualties and Chapter V. The latter were researched and put in draft form by Dr. Rexmond C. Cochrane. Dr. Brooks E. Kleber and Mr. Dale Birdsell reviewed the chapters and offered helpful comments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Chemical Warfare Service

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Brooks E. Kleber and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chemical Warfare Service: Chemicals in Combat This is the third and final volume of the Chemical Warfare Service subseries of The Technical Services in the series United States Army In World War II. Concluding the chemical warfare story that was begun in Organizing for War and was continued in From Laboratory to Field, Chemicals in Combat records in meaningful detail the ultimate and most rigorous test of all things military: performance in battle. Entry of the United States into World War II found the nation's Armed Forces, like those of its principal allies and enemies, mindful of the possibility of gas warfare. The gas attacks of World War I did not recur, but the Chemical Warfare Service was in the position of being ready for a type of war that did not happen. Thus the CWS, the only technical service having combat troops armed with weapons it had specifically provided for itself, was forced to show its flexibility. The Service sought to fulfill its supporting role with smoke, flame, and incendiaries; with 4.2-inch mortars and flame throwers; and, having no gas to contend with, its decontamination companies provided front-line troops with the means for simple physical cleanliness. Chemicals in Combat recounts the administrative, logistical, and tactical problems arising from the Service's dual responsibility, and highlights the flexibility and ingenuity demanded of chemical troops in World War II. These are, of course, qualities that military men have and will always find essential. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Chemical Warfare Service

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leo P Brophy
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2023-07-18
  • ISBN : 9781021500274
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Leo P Brophy and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the Chemical Warfare Service, a key military unit responsible for developing and deploying chemical weapons during World War I. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with veterans, the authors provide a detailed and unvarnished account of this controversial and often overlooked aspect of modern warfare. A must-read for military history enthusiasts, policymakers, and anyone interested in the ethics and consequences of warfare. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Chemical Warfare Service

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  • Author : Brooks E Kleber
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2022-10-27
  • ISBN : 9781017737011
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Chemical Warfare Service written by Brooks E Kleber and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Bridge Not Attacked  A  Chemical Warfare Civilian Research During World War Ii

Download or read book Bridge Not Attacked A Chemical Warfare Civilian Research During World War Ii written by Harold Johnston and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004-01-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an almost forgotten history concerning civilian university scientists, who carried out research on defense against poison gases in some unusual places during World War II. Most of these were graduate students, working under the direction of professors at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California (Berkeley). The first job on these projects was to make major improvements on gas masks. Later, most activities were done outdoors to assess the effects of terrain and meteorological conditions on the travel and dissipation of toxic gas clouds. Action took place in California, Florida, and the jungles of Panama.On these two parallel projects, one young participant was a big, healthy, athletic extrovert, who was deeply trained in the physical sciences, and by age twenty-nine (in 1943) was world famous in physics and in biology. Another was opposite in many ways: a skinny sickly loner, who was minimally schooled in science and mathematics. From the ten principal people working on these two projects, one was killed by accident while experimenting with a poison gas in the laboratory; another was proud of how he had defeated the draft system in an unusual way.

Book One Hundred Years of Chemical Warfare  Research  Deployment  Consequences

Download or read book One Hundred Years of Chemical Warfare Research Deployment Consequences written by Bretislav Friedrich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. On April 22, 1915, the German military released 150 tons of chlorine gas at Ypres, Belgium. Carried by a long-awaited wind, the chlorine cloud passed within a few minutes through the British and French trenches, leaving behind at least 1,000 dead and 4,000 injured. This chemical attack, which amounted to the first use of a weapon of mass destruction, marks a turning point in world history. The preparation as well as the execution of the gas attack was orchestrated by Fritz Haber, the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry in Berlin-Dahlem. During World War I, Haber transformed his research institute into a center for the development of chemical weapons (and of the means of protection against them). Bretislav Friedrich and Martin Wolf (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, the successor institution of Haber’s institute) together with Dieter Hoffmann, Jürgen Renn, and Florian Schmaltz (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) organized an international symposium to commemorate the centenary of the infamous chemical attack. The symposium examined crucial facets of chemical warfare from the first research on and deployment of chemical weapons in WWI to the development and use of chemical warfare during the century hence. The focus was on scientific, ethical, legal, and political issues of chemical weapons research and deployment — including the issue of dual use — as well as the ongoing effort to control the possession of chemical weapons and to ultimately achieve their elimination. The volume consists of papers presented at the symposium and supplemented by additional articles that together cover key aspects of chemical warfare from 22 April 1915 until the summer of 2015.

Book Organizing Scientific Research for War

Download or read book Organizing Scientific Research for War written by Irvin Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: