Hellfire Boys Hellfire Boys The Birth of the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service and the Race for the World's Deadliest Weapons Theo Emery Little, Brown2017Hardback560pp Illustrated232x152mm 9780316264105 Product Code: 508802 Details Although German gas attacks on the battlefields of the First World War were greeted with horror, the Allies responded by developing their own chemical... DetailsBackDetailsAlthough German gas attacks on the battlefields of the First World War were greeted with horror, the Allies responded by developing their own chemical weapons. In America, laboratories began engaging in chemical weapon research, eventually amalgamating into the Chemical Warfare Service. This history of the organization brings together the key scientists, politicians and military personnel involved in its establishment, and describes the numerous logistical and ethical challenges they faced in deploying gas against the Germans. Off-mint with felt-tip mark on upper trimmed edge.Read moreRead less publ $29.00now £7.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesHistory20th Century HistoryMilitary HistoryWorld War ITagsFirst World WarHistory: earliest to present dayHistory of the Americas