Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030904832X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pechura and David P. Constance M. Rall, Editors; Committee on the Survey ofthe Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite, Institute of Medicine
Recommended Reading by nervegas.com In WWII the US subjected around 60,000 US servicemen to chemical warfare experiments. The objectives of these experiments was two-fold: improve protection and defense against enemy CW, and comprehend the requirements necessary for an Allied CW retaliation.BG Alden Waitt stated in WWII that what the US lacked was something authoratative on CW. These field trials led to the two part report. Casual interest. Genealogy research for WWII. Nancy Holder Casual interest. Genealogy research for WWII.
Rall, Editors; Committee on the Survey ofthe Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite, Institute of Medicine . About the Author Constance M. Pechura and David P
This comprehensive and controversial book will be of importance to policymakers and legislators, military and civilian planners, officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs, military historians, and researchers.. military--what the then-young soldiers were told prior to the experiments, how they were "encouraged" to remain in the program, and how they were treated afterward. In response, the Veterans Administration asked the Institute of Medicine to study the issue. Based on a literature review and personal testimony from more than 250 affected veterans, this new volume discusses in detail the development and chemistry of mustard agents and Lewisite followed by interesting and informative discussions about these substances and the