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Britain and Biological Warfare
Brian Balmer
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Description for Britain and Biological Warfare
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
From fear of sabotage on the London Underground to the first anthrax bomb and massive outdoor tests, Britain and Biological Warfare tells the largely untold history of biological weapons research and policy in the UK. Drawing on recently declassified documents, this book charts the secret history of germ warfare policy from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. Britain and Biological Warfare explores the role of independent advisors in shaping one of the most significant biological warfare research programmes in history.
From fear of sabotage on the London Underground to the first anthrax bomb and massive outdoor tests, Britain and Biological Warfare tells the largely untold history of biological weapons research and policy in the UK. Drawing on recently declassified documents, this book charts the secret history of germ warfare policy from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. Britain and Biological Warfare explores the role of independent advisors in shaping one of the most significant biological warfare research programmes in history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349413249
SKU
V9781349413249
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Ref
99-15
About Brian Balmer
BRIAN BALMER is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London. He has published widely on the sociology and politics of research in biotechnology and human genetics.
Reviews for Britain and Biological Warfare
'The first substantial account of the rise and fall of Britain as world leader in biological armament - essential reading for understanding bioweapons proliferation today.' - J.P. Perry Robinson, Sussex Director, Harvard Sussex Program, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex 'This is a powerful study in an area that is of grim relevance ... Read more