Hellfire boys : the birth of the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service and the race for the world's deadliest weapons / Theo Emery.
Traces the actions of the "Hellfire Battalion," a group of American engineers who were trained in gas warfare and were sent to the front lines in France to launch multiple assaults against the Germans.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316264105
- Physical Description: xxi, 535 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimile ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-519) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: January 5, 1993 -- Prologue -- 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".
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 358.34 EME (Text) | 36015000398772 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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