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

Adrienne Mayor

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

Adrienne Mayor

384 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative tense slow-paced
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A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying...

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