Chemical Warfare; A Study in Restraints
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xix, [1], 355, [1] pages. Footnotes. Tables, Glossary of Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index. Includes Three parts with a total of seven sections. The Parts are World War I, The Interwar Years, and The Test of World War II. The sections are: The Heritage of War; The Aftermath of War; The Evolution of Policy, 1922-1929; Restraints at the Outbreak of War; Confirmation of Restraints 1939-1942; The Crucial Test--Mid-1945; and Summary and Conclusions. DJ is price clipped, worn, torn, soiled and chipped and is taped to the boards. In Chemical Warfare, Frederic J. Brown, presents a cogent, innovative framework for understanding the historical forces that have restrained the use of WMD and how they continue to have relevance today. Analyzing both world wars, he argues that the restraints on use were complex and often unpredictable and ranged from the political to the technological. The author offers a detailed examination of American chemical warfare policy as it was shaped by industry and public sentiment, as well as national and military leaders. The organization of the book into three parts reflects the importance of battlefield experiences during the First World War and of international political restraints as they evolved during the interwar years and culminated in "no first use" policies by major powers in World War II. Written at the height of controversy about the U.S. use of chemicals in Vietnam, Chemical Warfare offers a valuable historical perspective, as relevant now in its analysis of chemical and also nuclear policy as it was when first published. More