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A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston
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- Summary
- "In six weeks during April and May 1915, as World War I escalated, Germany forever altered the way war would be fought with poison gas, torpedoes killing civilians, and aerial bombardment. Each of these actions violated rules of war carefully agreed at the Hague Conventions of 1898 and 1907. The era of weapons of mass destruction had dawned. While each of these momentous events has been chronicled in histories of the war, historian Diana Preston links them for the first time, revealing the dramatic stories behind each through the eyes of those who were there, whether making the decisions or experiencing their effect." --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Spring 1915 : the legacy
- "A flash of lightning from the north"
- "Humanising war"
- "The law of facts"
- "A scrap of paper"
- "The worst of contrabands"
- "England will burn"
- "A most effective weapon"
- "Something that makes people permanently incapable of fighting"
- "Operation Disinfection"
- "This filthy loathsome pestilence"
- "Solomon's Temple"
- "They got us this time, all right"
- "Wilful and wholesale murder"
- "Too proud to fight"
- "The very earth shook"
- "Order, counter-order, disorder!"
- "A gift of love"
- "Do you know anything about gas?"
- "Zepp and a portion of clouds"
- "Remember the Lusitania"
- "Each one must fight on to the end"
- "Weapons of mass destruction"
- Appendix. The Lusitania controversies
- Isbn
- 9781620402146
- Label
- A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever
- Title
- A higher form of killing
- Title remainder
- six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever
- Statement of responsibility
- Diana Preston
- Subject
-
- Airships
- Airships -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems
- Belgium -- Ieper
- Bombing, Aerial
- Bombing, Aerial -- England | London -- History -- 20th century
- Chemical warfare
- England -- London
- Germany
- Germany -- Armed Forces | Weapons systems | History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / General
- History
- Just war doctrine
- 1900 - 1999
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Military operations, Naval -- Submarine
- War (Philosophy)
- War (Philosophy) -- History -- 20th century
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Weapons of mass destruction -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Chemical warfare
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations | Submarine
- Ypres, 2nd Battle of (Ieper, Belgium : 1915)
- Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915
- Just war doctrine -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In six weeks during April and May 1915, as World War I escalated, Germany forever altered the way war would be fought with poison gas, torpedoes killing civilians, and aerial bombardment. Each of these actions violated rules of war carefully agreed at the Hague Conventions of 1898 and 1907. The era of weapons of mass destruction had dawned. While each of these momentous events has been chronicled in histories of the war, historian Diana Preston links them for the first time, revealing the dramatic stories behind each through the eyes of those who were there, whether making the decisions or experiencing their effect." --
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Preston, Diana
- Dewey number
- 940.4/21
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UF505.G3
- LC item number
- P74 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Germany
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1914-1918
- Bombing, Aerial
- Airships
- Just war doctrine
- War (Philosophy)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- World War (1914-1918)
- Ypres, 2nd Battle of (Ieper, Belgium : 1915)
- HISTORY / General
- Airships
- Armed Forces
- Bombing, Aerial
- Chemical warfare
- Just war doctrine
- Military operations, Naval
- War (Philosophy)
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Belgium
- England
- Germany
- Label
- A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Spring 1915 : the legacy -- "A flash of lightning from the north" -- "Humanising war" -- "The law of facts" -- "A scrap of paper" -- "The worst of contrabands" -- "England will burn" -- "A most effective weapon" -- "Something that makes people permanently incapable of fighting" -- "Operation Disinfection" -- "This filthy loathsome pestilence" -- "Solomon's Temple" -- "They got us this time, all right" -- "Wilful and wholesale murder" -- "Too proud to fight" -- "The very earth shook" -- "Order, counter-order, disorder!" -- "A gift of love" -- "Do you know anything about gas?" -- "Zepp and a portion of clouds" -- "Remember the Lusitania" -- "Each one must fight on to the end" -- "Weapons of mass destruction" -- Appendix. The Lusitania controversies
- Control code
- 884961513
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781620402146
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2014019999
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884961513
- Label
- A higher form of killing : six weeks in World War I that forever changed the nature of warfare forever, Diana Preston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-324) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Spring 1915 : the legacy -- "A flash of lightning from the north" -- "Humanising war" -- "The law of facts" -- "A scrap of paper" -- "The worst of contrabands" -- "England will burn" -- "A most effective weapon" -- "Something that makes people permanently incapable of fighting" -- "Operation Disinfection" -- "This filthy loathsome pestilence" -- "Solomon's Temple" -- "They got us this time, all right" -- "Wilful and wholesale murder" -- "Too proud to fight" -- "The very earth shook" -- "Order, counter-order, disorder!" -- "A gift of love" -- "Do you know anything about gas?" -- "Zepp and a portion of clouds" -- "Remember the Lusitania" -- "Each one must fight on to the end" -- "Weapons of mass destruction" -- Appendix. The Lusitania controversies
- Control code
- 884961513
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781620402146
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2014019999
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)884961513
Subject
- Airships
- Airships -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems
- Belgium -- Ieper
- Bombing, Aerial
- Bombing, Aerial -- England | London -- History -- 20th century
- Chemical warfare
- England -- London
- Germany
- Germany -- Armed Forces | Weapons systems | History -- 20th century
- HISTORY / General
- History
- Just war doctrine
- 1900 - 1999
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Lusitania (Steamship)
- Military operations, Naval -- Submarine
- War (Philosophy)
- War (Philosophy) -- History -- 20th century
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Weapons of mass destruction -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- World War (1914-1918)
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Chemical warfare
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations | Submarine
- Ypres, 2nd Battle of (Ieper, Belgium : 1915)
- Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915
- Just war doctrine -- History -- 20th century
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