Biological and Chemical Warfare History Books
Biological warfare is nearly as old as human illnesses with its first recorded incidents occurring around 2,000 B.C. when the Hittites started driving plague victims into enemy territory. The basic principals of biological warfare remain the same today and these history books provide educational and interesting documentation of the use of germs to hurt others.
A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare
From the first time toxic gas ravaged the trenches of WWI to the inhuman experiments of WWII and modern conflicts in the Middle East “A Higher Form of Killing” documents the history of biological warfare in the 20th century and beyond…
War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda
World renowned chemical weapons expert and former UN weapons biological inspector in Iraq Jonathan Tucker’s book about the use of chemical and biological warfare in the 20th century. “War of Nerves” highlights the savagery of toxic gasses in WWI and WWII, but…
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological & Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
“Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs” are all ancient examples of biological and chemical warfare as well as this book. A book that recounts the history of germ warfare in the ancient world from disease infested rags to…
A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons
A history of biological and chemical weapons since World War I and the evil doers who continue to use them despite being condemned by the United Nations. This book documents the use of chemical weapons against…
Historical Dictionary of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare
The nuclear, biological, and chemical Warfare addition to the “Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest” collection that has covered most known conflict in the history of mankind from the Crusades to the American Revolution and the Arab-Israeli…
Secret History of Chemical Warfare
A look at major toxic chemical and microbiological agent manufacturing facilities in North America and the United Kingdom combined with detailed historical information about the use of biological and chemical weapons dating back to 1914 including the cold war arms race between the United States and the…
A Plague upon Humanity: The Hidden History of Japan’s Biological Warfare Program
The horrific history of Emperor Hirohito. Perpetrator of wickedness on a massive scale that has never been matched in the history of biological warfare. Not even the trenches of World War I match Hirohito’s most evil of experiments conducted on…
Biological Weapons: From the Invention of State-Sponsored Programs to Contemporary Bioterrorism
This book chronicles the history of restraints placed on the use of biological weapons as an example for modern policy makers with a special emphasis on public officials in…
Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program
The memoir of Ken Alibek. A former top scientist in the Soviet Union’s biological weapons program whose job duties included adding anthrax to SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and programming guidance systems to target…
Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War
Jeffery Lockwood examines the use of insects as weapons dating back to the middle ages when armies would use catapults, trebuchets, and other siege weapons to launch scorpions, bees, to create chaos among the enemy as well as failed attempts to spread plague with…