Opening book details…
Can I read Chemical Soldiers: British Gas Warfare in World War One (Modern War Studies) on EtoBox?
Chemical Soldiers: British Gas Warfare in World War One (Modern War Studies) by Donald C. Richter is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chemical Soldiers: British Gas Warfare in World War One (Modern War Studies) about?
They were sometimes the butt of jokes, the "comical chemical corporals." Officially they were the British Special Brigade, sent to retaliate against German chemical warfare, selected, as one of their members said, almost willy-nilly. "They wanted chemists," a young recruit later recalled, ". . . so I looked up the formula for water and told them it was H2O and I was in."<br> <br> Although the Brigade itself has received little attention since its disbandment following the war, chemical warfare i
Who reads Chemical Soldiers: British Gas Warfare in World War One (Modern War Studies)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Donald C. Richter
- Publisher
- Trans-Atlantic Publications
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780700611133
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Military, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
More by Donald C. Richter
Browse all works by Donald C. Richter
Similar books
- Seeking Victory on the Western Front : the British Army and Chemical Warfare in World War I — Palazzo, Albert, 1957- (2003)
- War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. — Jonathan B. Tucker (2007)
- World War One: 1914 (Soldiers Fotofax) — Philip J. Haythornthwaite (1989)
- Chemical Warfare in Australia: Australia's Involvement in Chemical Warfare 1914 - Today (Australian Army History Collection) — Geoff Plunkett; Army History Unit (2013)
- Drone Warfare (War and Conflict in the Modern World) — John Kaag; Sarah Kreps (2014)
- American Soldiers: Ground Combat in the World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam (Modern War Studies (Paperback)) — Peter S. Kindsvatter (2018)