A Higher Form of Killing by Robert Harris

A Higher Form of Killing

The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare

Robert Harris, Jeremy Paxman

Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 6, 2002

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Who it’s for
A compact, chilling guide to weapons history and the logic behind chemical and biological warfare.
Genres
Chemical & Biological Warfare, World War I History, World War II History
Published
Random House Publishing Group, August 6, 2002

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About this book

A Higher Form of Killing opens with the first devastating battlefield use of lethal gas in World War I, and then investigates the stockpiling of biological weapons during World War II and in the decades afterward as well as the inhuman experiments con-ducted to test their effectiveness.

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This updated edition includes a new Introduction and a new final chapter exposing frightening developments in recent years, including the black market that emerged in chemical and biological weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of countries such as Iraq to build up arsenals, and--particularly and most recently--the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks.

Why It Lands

A compact, chilling guide to weapons history and the logic behind chemical and biological warfare.

Come here for

  • chemical and biological warfare, clearly unpacked
  • weapons history with a sober edge

Expect

  • historical context over spectacle
  • straightforward explanation, not thriller pacing

Where it sits

Chemical & Biological Warfare100%
World War I History38%
World War II History35%

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Publisher categories

  • Chemical & Biological Warfare
  • World War I History
  • World War II History
Authors
Robert Harris, Jeremy Paxman
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published
August 6, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Chemical & Biological Warfare