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Holding Their Breath: How the Allies Confronted the Threat of Chemical Warfare i
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- ISBN
- 9781501768361
- Book Title
- Holding Their Breath : How the Allies Confronted the Threat of Chemical Warfare in World War II
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, World, International Relations / Diplomacy
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 32 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 306 Pages
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Holding Their Breath uncovers just how close Britain, the United States, and Canada came to crossing the red line that restrained chemical weapon use during World War II. Unlike in World War I, belligerents did not release poison gas regularly during the Second World War. Yet, the looming threat of chemical warfare significantly affected the actions and attitudes of these three nations as they prepared their populations for war, mediated their diplomatic and military alliances, and attempted to defend their national identities and sovereignty. The story of chemical weapons and World War II begins in the interwar period as politicians and citizens alike advocated to ban, to resist, and eventually to prepare for gas use in the next war. M. Girard Dorsey reveals, through extensive research in multinational archives and historical literature, that although poison gas was rarely released on the battlefield in World War II, experts as well as lay people dedicated significant time and energy to the weapon's potential use; they did not view chemical warfare as obsolete or taboo. Poison gas was an influential weapon in World War II, even if not deployed in a traditional way, and arms control, for various reasons, worked. Thus, what did not happen is just as important as what did. Holding Their Breath provides insight into these potentialities by untangling World War II diplomacy and chemical weapons use in a new way.
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Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
1501768360
ISBN-13
9781501768361
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5057268096
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Book Title
Holding Their Breath : How the Allies Confronted the Threat of Chemical Warfare in World War II
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, World, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year
2023
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
306 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
32 Oz
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D810.C38d67 2023
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M. Girard Dorsey reminds us that this odious weapon has been around for a long time, and will always be there in the background. Still, under the planning, cooperation, and care of the international community, we can sigh in relief that the use of gassing, at least in a major war, may now reside in the dustbin of history. At least we can hope., With its transnational scope, Holding Their Breath brings an urgent new perspective to chemical weapons in World War II. Dorsey's study will surely be of interest to military historians, political historians, and specialists in international studies.
Table of Content
Introduction: Where the Story of Chemical Warfare and World War II Began 1. Chain, Tool, Shield: The Role of an International Treaty in Chemical Weapons Arms Control before World War II 2. Is There Any Hope? Defensive Preparations against the Dreaded and Expected Gas War 3. The Sole Exception to the Rule: There Will Be No Chemical Conflicts, but Just in Case... 4. The Limits of Friendship: The Influence of Chemical Weapons on Alliances as World War II Expanded 5. Rolling the Dice: Risking Gas Warfare in Europe 6. Critical Timing: The Increasing Likelihood of Chemical Warfare in the Pacific Epilogue: "I Am Fear": Legacies of Silent Chemical Warfare
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2022-023433
Dewey Decimal
940.5485
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Series
Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
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Yes
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