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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

by: Mayor, A.

Price: 42,00 EURO

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Category:

Ancient Warfare / Military Studies

Code:

6597

ISBN-13:

9780715632574 / 978-0-7156-3257-4

ISBN-10:

0715632574 / 0-7156-3257-4

Publisher:

Overlook Press

Publication Date:

2003

Publication Place:

New York

Binding:

Cloth

Pages:

319

Book Condition:

New

Greek fire, poison arrows, and scorpion bombs : biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world
Author:Adrienne Mayor

Traces the origins of biological and chemical warfare, discussing the use of poison arrows, germ infected traps, and dangerous animals and insects in ancient and medieval times while considering the moral ramifications

Contents:
Introduction: War outside the rules
Hercules and the Hydra: the invention of biological weapons
Alexander the Great and the arrows of doom
Poison waters, deadly vapors
A casket of plague in the Temple of Babylon
Sweet sabotage
Animal allies and scorpion bombs
Infernal fire

Subjects:
Antiquity
Altertum
Antike
Art et science militaires Histoire Jusqu'à 500
Biological Warfare history
Biological weapons
Biological weapons History To 1500
Biologische Waffe
Biologische wapens
Biologischer Krieg
Chemical Warfare history
Chemical weapons
Chemical weapons History To 1500
Chemische Waffe
Chemische wapens
Chemischer Krieg
Geschichte
Greek World
Griechenland
History
Kriegführung
Military art and science
Military art and science History To 500
Mittelalter
Oorlogvoering
Oudheid
Römisches Reich
To 1500

319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs : Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World

by: Mayor, A.

ISBN-13: 9780715632574 / 978-0-7156-3257-4
ISBN-03: 0715632574 / 0-7156-3257-4
Overlook Press, New York, 2003

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