The War Animals : The Training and Use of Animals as Weapons of War

Language: English

Published by Doubleday & Company (1977), Garden City, New York, 1977

0385114583 / 9780385114585

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A little bruising to head of spine. Dust-jacket has been cut in half with a vertical cut on the rear panel near the spine, and then taped together again. Adhesive tape stains to dust-jacket. Tears and stains to ends of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; viii, 255, [1 (blank)] pages. Black papered boards with red cloth spine, black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 187 x 118mm. "The behavior of dolphins, pigeons, dogs, fish, and even mosquitoes has recently been tapped by scientists for military purposes. This unique book traces the development of such war animals from ancient times to the present . . . and bewyond: from the simple watchdog and the homing pigeon to the training of animals as highly sophisticated intelligence resources through modern scientific techniques of behavior modification." - from dust-jacket blurb.

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Title
The War Animals : The Training and Use of Animals as Weapons of War
Author
Lubow, Robert E.
Publisher
Doubleday & Company (1977), Garden City, New York
Publication year
1977
Condition
Very Good-
Dust jacket
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0385114583
ISBN 13
9780385114585
Edition
First Edition.
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