Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
Flamethrowers, poison gasses, incendiary bombs, the largescale spreading of disease: are these terrifying implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs,...
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Flamethrowers, poison gasses, incendiary bombs, the largescale spreading of disease: are these terrifying implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne Mayor's riveting exploration of the origins of biological and unethic
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780715638521 (0715638521)
Publisher: Overlook Duckworth
Pages no: 319
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
Cultural,
Science,
War,
Military,
Greece,
Military History,
Research,
Mythology
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