A Higher Form of Killing

A Higher Form of Killing
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780307430403
ISBN-13 : 0307430405
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Book Synopsis A Higher Form of Killing by : Robert Harris

Download or read book A Higher Form of Killing written by Robert Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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.


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