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This study traces biological and chemical warfare to its ancient roots and Mayor's findings are as riveting in their gruesomeness as they are surprising in their historical precedence. Drawing on a wide array of sources, both ancient and modern, Mayor recounts ancient recipes for concocting arrow poisons; she describes booby traps rigged with plague; toxic honey, poisoned wells, and spiked wine; petroleum-based combustibles, choking gases, and incendiary bombs; and the deployment of dangerous animals and venomous insects. The author also explores the ambiguous moral implications inherent in this kind of warfare: if intelligence and cunning are to be valued, as well as physical courage on the battlefield, then are these nefarious forms of warfare ingenious or cowardly?
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'an intruiging new book with often startling and unsettling results' -- Daily Telegraph
'fascinating...this book is really a collection of extraordinary anecdotes about a neglected aspect of ancient warfare' -- The Mail on Sunday
fascinating... tracing the use of biological and chemical weapons and warfare from 1770BC to 1300AD..a jam-packed gem' -- West End Extra
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- PublisherGerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0715632574
- ISBN 13 9780715632574
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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