The Basic School Extension Course: Nuclear and Chemical Warfare and Biological Defense
Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, 1977. Quarto, 168, wraps, illus., tables, covers slightly scuffed, covers and several pages creased in lower corner. More
Quantico, VA: U.S. Marine Corps, 1977. Quarto, 168, wraps, illus., tables, covers slightly scuffed, covers and several pages creased in lower corner. More
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1953. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Stiff boards. 24 cm, xi, [1], 692 pages. Illustrations (some color). Figures. Tables. Glossary. Index. Some weakness to boards. Boards somewhat scuffed and soiled. Name in ink inside front board. Slight darkening to text. Korean War-era work. Discusses the medical aspects of Atomic Warfare. Has chapters on embalming, preventive medicine, pharmacy, first aid, nursing, as well as on chemical and biological warfare. This Handbook of the Hospital Corps, 1953 s a lineal successor to a series of such books which began in 1914, but it is not strictly a new edition of any of them, being largely rewritten and containing much new material. It is officially approved as a textbook for the instruction of hospital corpsmen, not only of the Navy but of other Government services which may choose to use it. It is intended also to serve as a guide and reference book for all corpsmen, especially those on duty independent of a medical officer. To be prepared to render the best possible aid to the sick and wounded, it is essential to continually develop new knowledge and skills and to keep abreast of all recent developments. Contents include History of the Hospital Corps; Anatomy and Physiology; First Aid and Emergency Procedures; Nursing and Nursing Procedures; Food in Health and Disease; Preventive Medicine; Material Medica and Pharmacology; Pharmacy, Chemistry, Laboratory Techniques and Procedures, Embalming; Medical and Dental Departments with the Fleet Marine Force, Medical Aspects of Atomic Warfare, Chemical Warfare, Biological Warfare, Medical Department Administration, and Independent Duty. More
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1953. First Edition, First Printing thus. Stiff boards. 24 cm, xi, [1], 692 pages. Illustrations (some color). Figures. Tables. Glossary. Index. Some weakness to boards. Boards somewhat scuffed and soiled. Name in ink inside front board. Slight darkening to text. Korean War-era work. Discusses the medical aspects of Atomic Warfare. Has chapters on embalming, preventive medicine, pharmacy, first aid, nursing, as well as on chemical and biological warfare. This Handbook of the Hospital Corps, 1953 s a lineal successor to a series of such books which began in 1914, but it is not strictly a new edition of any of them, being largely rewritten and containing much new material. It is officially approved as a textbook for the instruction of hospital corpsmen, not only of the Navy but of other Government services which may choose to use it. It is intended also to serve as a guide and reference book for all corpsmen, especially those on duty independent of a medical officer. To be prepared to render the best possible aid to the sick and wounded, it is essential to continually develop new knowledge and skills and to keep abreast of all recent developments. Contents include History of the Hospital Corps; Anatomy and Physiology; First Aid and Emergency Procedures; Nursing and Nursing Procedures; Food in Health and Disease; Preventive Medicine; Material Medica and Pharmacology; Pharmacy, Chemistry, Laboratory Techniques and Procedures, Embalming; Medical and Dental Departments with the Fleet Marine Force, Medical Aspects of Atomic Warfare, Chemical Warfare, Biological Warfare, Medical Department Administration, and Independent Duty. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1942. 408, wraps, illus., figures, tables, pencil check marks in table of contents, covers somewhat worn, small pieces missing at spine. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1939 & 1944. 1015 + 115, illus., tables, index, bds quite weak & partly separated, bds soiled & scuffed, pgs darkened, slip stapled on fr flylf. More
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. iii, [1], 41, [3] pages. Includes Opening Statement by Senator Gary Hart, Presiding. Also includes Statement of the Hon. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense, Accompanied by Lt. Gen. Eugene T. Tight, Jr., JCS. Air Force, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency; Statement of Lt. Gen. Eugene T. Tight, Jr., Director, Defense Intelligence Agency; Questions Submitted by Senator John Tower, Answers Supplied by Hon. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense; Questions Submitted by Senator Strom Thurmond, Answers Supplied by Hon. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense; Questions Submitted by Senator Carl Levin, Answers Supplied by Hon. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense. General Tighe stated at this hearing that the Soviet Union had the research and development facilities, and the major capital investments in production of chemical weapons, and the major capital investments in the storage of chemical weapons. Harold Brown (September 19, 1927 – January 4, 2019) was an American nuclear physicist who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981. Previously, he held the posts of Director of Defense Research and Engineering (1961–1965) and Secretary of the Air Force (1965–1969). Brown graduated from the Bronx High School of Science at age 15, and earned a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University at age 21. As Secretary of Defense, he set the groundwork for the Camp David Accords and took part in strategic arms negotiations with the Soviet Union. Lt. Gen. Eugene Tighe, Jr. (1921 – 1994) was director of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (1977 – 1981). More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1997. 24 cm, 112, wraps, references, some wear and soiling to covers. S. hrg. 105-216. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. 24 cm, 47, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. 203, wraps, appendices. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1997. 340, wraps, appendices, waviness to entire document. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1982. 136, wraps, illus., maps, tables, appendix. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1997. First? Edition. First? Printing. 64, Part 3 only, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. 23 cm, 184, wraps, illus., mailing label on rear page. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1983. 40, wraps, footnotes, appendix, red ink notation on front cover. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. 137, wraps, appendices, slight soiling to rear cover. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1942. 122, wraps, illus., figures, charts, references, appendices, index, stamp on fr cover crossed out in marker, covers somewhat soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1942, 1945. Revised Edition. 171 + 11, wraps, illus., tables, covers somewhat worn and soiled, library stamp on front cover (only library marking). More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1947. Revised Edition. 292, wraps, illus., figures, tables, appendices, index, covers somewhat soiled & creased, sticker residue on front cover. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1944. Revised Edition. Quarto, 59, wraps, profusely illus., figures, references, appendix, covers soiled and discolored, front cover creased, text darkened. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1931. 59, figures, fold-out chart, references, some soiling to boards, small ding top of rear board, some wear to board & spine edges. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1931. 13, wraps, covers soiled and scuffed, corners of covers and text bent. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1932. 89, wraps, fold-out map, appendix, glossary, covers soiled and foxed, small tears at spine. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1933. 75, wraps, figures, tables, text has darkened, small stains and some soiling to covers. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1940. Revised Edition. 154, wraps, illus., tables, appendix, index, covers discolored, some pages darkened. More
Washington, DC: Military Intelligence Serv. 1943. First? Edition. First? Printing. 156, wraps, illus., diagrams, fold-out War Gas Comparison Chart at rear, some page browning, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More