Greek Fire, Poison Arrows,Scorpion Bombs: BiologicalChemical Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows,Scorpion Bombs: BiologicalChemical Warfare in the Ancient World

Adrienne Mayor

319 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative tense slow-paced
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Flamethrowers, 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 th...

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