The authors reveal how the United States, with the help of Japanese war criminals, developed biological weapons and tested them on North Korean and Chinese civilians during the Korean War. 62 photos. 7 maps. An important book for anyone interested in the history and morality of modern warfare.
The authors reveal how the United States, with the help of Japanese war criminals, developed biological weapons and tested them on North Korean and Chinese civilians during the Korean War. 62 photos. 7 maps.An important book for anyone interested in the history and morality of modern warfare.
Stephen Endicott was born in Shanghai of missionary parents and grew up in China before the Communist revolution. His family lived in Sichuan province for three generations where he returned to teach in the 1980s. Dr. Endicott, who is a graduate of the University of Toronto, has received the Killam Senior Fellowship and other academic awards while teaching East Asian history at York University. His books include Diplomacy and Enterprise: British China Policy 1933-1937, James G. Endicott: Rebel Out of China, and Red Earth: Revolution in a Sichuan Village. Edward Hagerman is a member of the history faculty of York University in Toronto. He has published many articles on the origins of modern war and modern total war, and has contributed to textbooks for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff college, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the Air War College of the U.S. Air Force. He has authored The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare.
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List of maps, tables, photo credits Introduction Chapter 1. Aches and Fevers in China and Korea Chapter 2. Second World War Origins Chapter 3. The Japanese Connection Chapter 4. The Secretary of Defense and Revival of a Program Chapter 5. Research and Development 1945-1953 Chapter 6. Plans and Missions Chapter 7. Korea: a limited war? Chapter 8. Psychological Warfare and the 581st ARC Wing Chapter 9. The CIA in the Korean War Chapter 10. Insect Vectors in Occupied Japan: Unit 406 Chapter 11. The Flyers Chapter 12. Conclusion Bibliographic Notes Appendices Index
List of maps, tables, photo credits Introduction Chapter 1. Aches and Fevers in China and Korea Chapter 2. Second World War Origins Chapter 3. The Japanese Connection Chapter 4. The Secretary of Defense and Revival of a Program Chapter 5. Research and Development 1945-1953 Chapter 6. Plans and Missions Chapter 7. Korea: a limited war? Chapter 8. Psychological Warfare and the 581st ARC Wing Chapter 9. The CIA in the Korean War Chapter 10. Insect Vectors in Occupied Japan: Unit 406 Chapter 11. The Flyers Chapter 12. Conclusion Bibliographic Notes Appendices Index
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