Britain and Biological Warfare
Expert Advice and Science Policy, 1930-65
Palgrave Macmillan · Print & ebook · January 1, 2001
From fear of sabotage on the London Underground to the first anthrax bomb and massive outdoor tests, Britain and Biological Warfare tells the largely untold history of biological weapons research and policy in the UK.
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- Who it’s for
- Declassified documents trace British germ warfare policy and the advisers who shaped it.
- Genres
- Chemical & Biological Warfare, 20th-Century Britain, Arms Control & Security
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, January 1, 2001
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From fear of sabotage on the London Underground to the first anthrax bomb and massive outdoor tests, Britain and Biological Warfare tells the largely untold history of biological weapons research and policy in the UK. Drawing on recently declassified documents, this book charts the secret history of germ warfare policy from the 1930s to the mid-1960s.
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Britain and Biological Warfare explores the role of independent advisors in shaping one of the most significant biological warfare research programmes in history.
Britain’s Germ Warfare Policy
Declassified documents trace British germ warfare policy and the advisers who shaped it.
Come here for
- Underground sabotage fears
- Britain’s first anthrax bomb
Expect
- Policy from the 1930s to the mid-1960s
- Independent advisers’ role in shaping biological warfare research
Where it sits
| Chemical & Biological Warfare | 100% |
|---|---|
| Arms Control & Security | 53% |
| 20th-Century Britain | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History
- Politics & Government
- Authors
- Brian Balmer
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- January 1, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- History