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In the aftermath of 9/11, the potential terror of weapons of
mass destruction--from nuclear, biological, and chemical to dirty
bombs--preoccupies national security experts. In "Chemical
Warfare," Frederic J. Brown, presents a cogent, innovative
framework for understanding the historical forces that have
restrained the use of WMD and how they continue to have relevance
today. Analyzing both world wars, he argues that the restraints on
use were complex and often unpredictable and ranged from the
political to the technological.
The author offers a detailed examination of American chemical
warfare policy as it was shaped by industry and public sentiment,
as well as national and military leaders. The organization of the
book into three parts reflects the importance of battlefield
experiences during the First World War and of international
political restraints as they evolved during the interwar years and
culminated in "no first use" policies by major powers in World War
II. Part I examines the use of chemical weapons in World War I as
it influenced subsequent national policy decisions. Part II focuses
on the evolution of political, military, economic, and
psychological restraints from 1919 to 1939. Part III discusses
World War II during two critical periods: 1939 to early 1942, when
the environment of the war was being established largely without
American influence; and during 1945, when the United States faced
no credible threat of retaliation to deter its strategic and
battlefield use of chemical weapons. Written at the height of
controversy about the U.S. use of chemicals in Vietnam, "Chemical
Warfare" offers a valuable historical perspective, as relevant now
in its analysis of chemical and also nuclear policy as it was when
first published.
In the aftermath of 9/11, the potential terror of weapons of mass
destruction--from nuclear, biological, and chemical to dirty
bombs--preoccupies national security experts. In Chemical Warfare,
Frederic J. Brown, presents a cogent, innovative framework for
understanding the historical forces that have restrained the use of
WMD and how they continue to have relevance today. Analyzing both
world wars, he argues that the restraints on use were complex and
often unpredictable and ranged from the political to the
technological. The author offers a detailed examination of American
chemical warfare policy as it was shaped by industry and public
sentiment, as well as national and military leaders. The
organization of the book into three parts reflects the importance
of battlefield experiences during the First World War and of
international political restraints as they evolved during the
interwar years and culminated in "no first use" policies by major
powers in World War II. Part I examines the use of chemical weapons
in World War I as it influenced subsequent national policy
decisions. Part II focuses on the evolution of political, military,
economic, and psychological restraints from 1919 to 1939. Part III
discusses World War II during two critical periods: 1939 to early
1942, when the environment of the war was being established largely
without American influence; and during 1945, when the United States
faced no credible threat of retaliation to deter its strategic and
battlefield use of chemical weapons. Written at the height of
controversy about the U.S. use of chemicals in Vietnam, Chemical
Warfare offers a valuable historical perspective, as relevant now
in its analysis of chemical and also nuclear policy as it was when
first published.
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The Anthology of Sci-Fi V27 is a collection of ten Sci-fi stories
from some of the best writers of the past century. Included are:
Zen By Jerome Bixby, Of Stegner's Folly By Richard S. Shaver, Hall
of Mirrors By Fredric Brown, Two Timer By Fredric Brown, The Draw
By Jerome Bixby, The Holes Around Mars By Jerome Bixby, Where
There's Hope By Jerome Bixby, Keep Out By Fredric Brown, Happy
Ending By Fredric Brown, Earthmen Bearing Gifts By Fredric Brown.
It was the figure of a girl, her arms thrust out to ward off the
ripper... her body distorted, rigid with terror... her mouth open
in a silent, eternal scream. Originally published in 1949.
From legendary master Fredric Brown An ex-newspaperman finds crime
going on, based on radio scripts he wrote.
1948 Edgar Award Winner Ed Hunter is eighteen, and he isn't happy.
He doesn't want to end up like his father, a linotype operator and
a drunk, married to a harridan, with a harridan-in-training
stepdaughter. Ed wants out, he wants to live, he wants to see the
world before it's too late. Then his father doesn't come home one
night, and Ed finds out how good he had it. The bulk of the book
has Ed teaming up with Uncle Ambrose, a former carny worker, and
trying to find out who killed Ed's dad. But the title is as much a
coming-of-age tale as it is a pulp.
With no more room left on Earth, and with Mars hanging up there
empty of life, somebody hit on the plan of starting a colony on the
Red Planet. It meant changing the habits and physical structure of
the immigrants, but that worked out fine. In fact, every possible
factor was covered -- except one of the flaws of human nature. . .
.
For an instant you think it is temporary blindness, this sudden
dark that comes in the middle of a bright afternoon.
It "must" be blindness, you think; could the sun that was
tanning you have gone out instantaneously, leaving you in utter
blackness?
Then the nerves of your body tell you that you are "standing,"
whereas only a second ago you were sitting comfortably, almost
reclining, in a canvas chair. In the patio of a friend's house in
Beverly Hills. Talking to Barbara, your fiancee. Looking at Barbara
-- Barbara in a swim suit -- her skin golden tan in the brilliant
sunshine, beautiful. . . .
If you had to give your life so that you could live it over
again -- would you? Could you? "Should" you?
Mars had gifts to offer and Earth had much in return -- if
delivery could be arranged! But this is a Fredric Brown story --
and you "know" that a perfect setup doesn't follow through in a
Fredric Brown story. Something really and truly terrible is about
to happen. Like, maybe the end of the world. Or worse!
For an instant you think it is temporary blindness, this sudden
dark that comes in the middle of a bright afternoon.
It "must" be blindness, you think; could the sun that was
tanning you have gone out instantaneously, leaving you in utter
blackness?
Then the nerves of your body tell you that you are "standing,"
whereas only a second ago you were sitting comfortably, almost
reclining, in a canvas chair. In the patio of a friend's house in
Beverly Hills. Talking to Barbara, your fiancee. Looking at Barbara
-- Barbara in a swim suit -- her skin golden tan in the brilliant
sunshine, beautiful. . . .
If you had to give your life so that you could live it over
again -- would you? Could you? "Should" you?
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