A Higher Form of Killing

Jeremy Paxman, Robert Harris

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English

Arrow
05 April 2002

History; Military history: post WW2 conflicts; Chemical & biological weapons

The secret story of chemical and biological warfare.

A Higher Form of Killing was first published to great acclaim in 1982. The authors have written a new Introduction and a new Epilogue to take account of the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the

black market that appeared in chemical and biological weapons, the acquisition of these weapons by various Third World states, the attempts of various countries like Iraq to build up arsenals of these weapons and, most recently, the use of these weapons in terrorist attacks. As the authors point out, the two generations since the Second World War lived with the threat of nuclear annihilation. Now a new generation must learn to live with weapons that are more insidious and potentially more devastating.

By: Jeremy Paxman, Robert Harris
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 237g
ISBN: 9780099441595
ISBN 10: 0099441594
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 April 2002
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Higher Form of Killing

The best account of gas and germ warfare available. -- The Washington Post An absorbing and unsettling history, an exhaustive exploration of a little-known but potentially apocalyptic aspect of warfare, the whole thing carrying the punch of Armageddon. It reminds us that the world could end not with a nuclear bang but in whimpers of fevered agony. -- Chicago Sun-Times Compelling . . . The authors make clear why governments have shrouded such weapon programs in even more secrecy than their nuclear work. -- Financial Times