Dorsey, Marion Girard. <br/><br/>
Holding Their Breath :  How the Allies Confronted the Threat of Chemical Warfare in World War II. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (306 pages) 
 - Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History Series .
 - Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History Series .
<br/><br/>Holding Their Breath -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Where the Story of Chemical Warfare and World War II Began -- 1. Chain, Tool, Shield: The Role of an International Treaty in Chemical Weapons Arms Control before World War II -- 2. Is There Any Hope? Defensive Preparations against the Dreaded and Expected Gas War -- 3. The Sole Exception to the Rule: There Will Be No Chemical Conflicts, but Just in Case -- 4. The Limits of Friendship: The Influence of Chemical Weapons on Alliances as World War II Expanded -- 5. Rolling the Dice: Risking Gas Warfare in Europe -- 6. Critical Timing: The Increasing Likelihood of Chemical Warfare in the Pacific -- Epilogue: "I Am Fear": Legacies of Silent Chemical Warfare -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501768385 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemical warfare.<br/>World War, 1939-1945-Chemical warfare.<br/>United States-History-20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D810.C38 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.5485