{"product_id":"war-of-nerves-chemical-warfare-from-world-war-i-to-al-qaeda-9781400032334","title":"War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this important and revelatory book, Jonathan Tucker, a leading expert on chemical and biological weapons, chronicles the lethal history of chemical warfare from World War I to the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, the rise of synthetic chemistry made the large-scale use of toxic chemicals on the battlefield both feasible and cheap. Tucker explores the long debate over the military utility and morality of chemical warfare, from the first chlorine gas attack at Ypres in 1915 to Hitler's reluctance to use nerve agents (he believed, incorrectly, that the U.S. could retaliate in kind) to Saddam Hussein's gassing of his own people, and concludes with the emergent threat of chemical terrorism. Moving beyond history to the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eWar of Nerves\u003c\/i\u003e makes clear that we are at a crossroads that could lead either to the further spread of these weapons or to their ultimate abolition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400032334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.32w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2007 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917120147637,"sku":"9781400032334","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7c591190-bdb7-42f0-bf1c-1058e35abc84.jpg?v=1687278038","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/war-of-nerves-chemical-warfare-from-world-war-i-to-al-qaeda-9781400032334","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}