{"product_id":"strange-and-formidable-weapon-british-responses-to-world-war-i-poison-gas-9780803222236","title":"Strange and Formidable Weapon: British Responses to World War I Poison Gas","description":"The advent of poison gas in World War I shocked Britons at all levels of society, yet by the end of the conflict their nation was a leader in chemical warfare. Although never used on the home front, poison gas affected almost every segment of British society physically, mentally, or emotionally, proving to be an armament of total war. Through cartoons, military records, novels, treaties, and other sources, Marion Girard examines the varied ways different sectors of British society viewed chemical warfare, from the industrialists who promoted their toxic weapons while maintaining private control of production, to the politicians who used gas while balancing the need for victory with the risk of developing a reputation for barbarity. Although most Britons considered gas a vile weapon and a symptom of the enemy's inhumanity, many eventually condoned its use. The public debates about the future of gas extended to the interwar years, and evidence reveals that the taboo against poison gas was far from inevitable. \u003ci\u003eA Strange and Formidable Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the complicated history of this weapon of total war and illustrates the widening involvement of society in warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marion Leslie Girard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.40w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803222236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarion Girard is an assistant professor of history at the University of New Hampshire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40138421370995,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cb1cd2ba-66b2-46ba-921c-c0dcd0992806.jpg?v=1654349347","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/strange-and-formidable-weapon-british-responses-to-world-war-i-poison-gas-9780803222236","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}