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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-10158567348X
ISBN-139781585673483
eBay Product ID (ePID)13038445954
Product Key Features
Book TitleGreek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicAncient / Greece, Military / General, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorAdrienne Mayor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-298477
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal358.3409015
SynopsisDrawing on sources ancient and modern, Mayor describes ancient recipes for arrow poisons, booby traps rigged with plague, petroleum-based combustibles, choking gases, and the deployment of dangerous animals and venomous snakes and insects. She also explo