Military Biology and Biological Warfare

Abstract

The present volume, Military Biology and Biological Warfare, is vol I of II (the second being Biological Warfare Research In The United States), part of a series of historical monographs on the research and development activities of the Chemical Warfare Service in World War II. This introductory volume contains a section on elementary bacteriology and biology, sections describing a number of potential agents of biological warfare, including the agents investigated by the United States and our Allies, and sections on the presumptive nature of biological warfare, its munitions, tactics, defensive aspects, and organizational aspects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1947
Accession Number
AD1092942

Entities

People

  • Rexmond C. Cochrane

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteriology
  • Biological Warfare
  • Biology
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Munitions
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.