The Admiral's Secret Weapon: Lord Dundonald and the Origins of Chemical Warfare
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The compelling story of Lord Dundonald's secret war plans, rejected by the Admiralty in 1811 as ungentlemanly, kept secret for almost a century, only to disappear in 1914. What were the secrets and did they lead to the German useof poison gas in 1915? The 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860) had as Lord Cochrane been a dashing and highly successful naval captain (he forms the model for Patrick O'Brian's fictional hero Jack Aubrey); he was also...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1843832801
ISBN13:9781843832805
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Boydell Press
Length:196 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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