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The Resource A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston

A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston

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Summary
"In six weeks during April and May 1915, as World War I escalated, Germany forever altered the way war would be fought with poison gas, torpedoes killing civilians, and aerial bombardment. Each of these actions violated rules of war carefully agreed at the Hague Conventions of 1898 and 1907. The era of weapons of mass destruction had dawned. While each of these momentous events has been chronicled in histories of the war, historian Diana Preston links them for the first time, revealing the dramatic stories behind each through the eyes of those who were there, whether making the decisions or experiencing their effect." --
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Spring 1915 : the legacy
  • "A flash of lightning from the north"
  • "Humanising war"
  • "The law of facts"
  • "A scrap of paper"
  • "The worst of contrabands"
  • "England will burn"
  • "A most effective weapon"
  • "Something that makes people permanently incapable of fighting"
  • "Operation Disinfection"
  • "This filthy loathsome pestilence"
  • "Solomon's Temple"
  • "They got us this time, all right"
  • "Wilful and wholesale murder"
  • "Too proud to fight"
  • "The very earth shook"
  • "Order, counter-order, disorder!"
  • "A gift of love"
  • "Do you know anything about gas?"
  • "Zepp and a portion of clouds"
  • "Remember the Lusitania"
  • "Each one must fight on to the end"
  • "Weapons of mass destruction"
  • Appendix. The Lusitania controversies
Isbn
9781620402122
Instance
Label
A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever
Title
A higher form of killing
Title remainder
six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever
Statement of responsibility
Diana Preston
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"In six weeks during April and May 1915, as World War I escalated, Germany forever altered the way war would be fought with poison gas, torpedoes killing civilians, and aerial bombardment. Each of these actions violated rules of war carefully agreed at the Hague Conventions of 1898 and 1907. The era of weapons of mass destruction had dawned. While each of these momentous events has been chronicled in histories of the war, historian Diana Preston links them for the first time, revealing the dramatic stories behind each through the eyes of those who were there, whether making the decisions or experiencing their effect." --
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contains biographical information
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1952-
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Preston, Diana
Dewey number
940.4/21
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • portraits
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
UF505.G3
LC item number
P74 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Germany
  • Weapons of mass destruction
  • Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Lusitania (Steamship)
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Bombing, Aerial
  • Airships
  • Just war doctrine
  • War (Philosophy)
Target audience
adult
Label
A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Spring 1915 : the legacy -- "A flash of lightning from the north" -- "Humanising war" -- "The law of facts" -- "A scrap of paper" -- "The worst of contrabands" -- "England will burn" -- "A most effective weapon" -- "Something that makes people permanently incapable of fighting" -- "Operation Disinfection" -- "This filthy loathsome pestilence" -- "Solomon's Temple" -- "They got us this time, all right" -- "Wilful and wholesale murder" -- "Too proud to fight" -- "The very earth shook" -- "Order, counter-order, disorder!" -- "A gift of love" -- "Do you know anything about gas?" -- "Zepp and a portion of clouds" -- "Remember the Lusitania" -- "Each one must fight on to the end" -- "Weapons of mass destruction" -- Appendix. The Lusitania controversies
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781620402122
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2014019999
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, portraits
System control number
  • 884961513
  • (OCoLC)884961513
Label
A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Spring 1915 : the legacy -- "A flash of lightning from the north" -- "Humanising war" -- "The law of facts" -- "A scrap of paper" -- "The worst of contrabands" -- "England will burn" -- "A most effective weapon" -- "Something that makes people permanently incapable of fighting" -- "Operation Disinfection" -- "This filthy loathsome pestilence" -- "Solomon's Temple" -- "They got us this time, all right" -- "Wilful and wholesale murder" -- "Too proud to fight" -- "The very earth shook" -- "Order, counter-order, disorder!" -- "A gift of love" -- "Do you know anything about gas?" -- "Zepp and a portion of clouds" -- "Remember the Lusitania" -- "Each one must fight on to the end" -- "Weapons of mass destruction" -- Appendix. The Lusitania controversies
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781620402122
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2014019999
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, portraits
System control number
  • 884961513
  • (OCoLC)884961513

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