Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient WorldFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease ... are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne Mayor's fascinating exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs will catapult readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery and their devastating consequences. |
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Kullanıcı Değerlendirmesi - Luftwaffe_Flak - LibraryThingA very interesting book on an extremely overlooked topic of ancient warfare, ancient WMD's, chemical and biological weapons. I appreciated the explanation of the various biblical phenomenons that were ... Tam incelemeyi okuyun
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Kullanıcı Değerlendirmesi - iluvvideo - LibraryThingWeapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne Mayor's exploration of the origins of controversial ... Tam incelemeyi okuyun
İçindekiler
HISTORICAL TIME LINE | 11 |
War Outside the Rules | 23 |
The Invention of Biological Weapons | 41 |
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Greek fire, poison arrows, and scorpion bombs: biological and chemical ... Adrienne Mayor Metin Parçacığı görünümü - 2003 |
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical ... Adrienne Mayor Metin Parçacığı görünümü - 2003 |
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Kaynakça bilgileri
| Başlık | Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World |
| Yazar | Adrienne Mayor |
| Baskı | resimli, yeni baskı |
| Yayıncı | Overlook Duckworth, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0715638521, 9780715638521 |
| Uzunluk | 319 sayfa |
| Alıntıyı Dışa Aktar | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |