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- Objectstaat
- ISBN
- 9780195333053
- Subject Area
- Science, Medical, History, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Six-Legged Soldiers : Using Insects As Weapons of War
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Subject
- Terrorism, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Epidemiology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 24.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages, 384 Pages
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The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners. General Ishii Shiro during World War II released hundreds of millions of infected insects across China, ultimately causing more deaths than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. These are just two of many startling examples found in Six-legged Soldiers, a brilliant portrait of the many weirdly creative, truly frightening, and ultimately powerful ways in which insects have been used as weapons of war, terror, and torture. Beginning in prehistoric times and building toward a near and disturbing future, the reader is taken on a journey of innovation and depravity. Award-winning science writer Jeffrey A. Lockwood begins with the development of "bee bombs" in the ancient world and explores the role of insect-borne disease in changing the course of major battles, ranging from Napoleon's military campaigns to the trenches of World War I. He explores the horrific programs of insect warfare during World War II: airplanes dropping plague-infested fleas, facilities rearing tens of millions of hungry beetles to destroy crops, and prison camps staffed by doctors testing disease-carrying lice on inmates. The Cold War saw secret government operations involving the mass release of specially developed strains of mosquitoes on an unsuspecting American public--along with the alleged use of disease-carrying and crop-eating pests against North Korea and Cuba. Lockwood reveals how easy it would be to use of insects in warfare and terrorism today: In 1989, domestic ecoterrorists extorted government officials and wreaked economic and political havoc by threatening to release the notorious Medfly into California's crops. A remarkable story of human ingenuity--and brutality--Six-Legged Soldiers is the first comprehensive look at the use of insects as weapons of war, from ancient times to the present day.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195333055
ISBN-13
9780195333053
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66034363
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Six-Legged Soldiers : Using Insects As Weapons of War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Terrorism, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Epidemiology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Medical, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages, 384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
24.8 Oz
Weight
24 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2008-006935
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ug447.8.L63 2009
Publication Date
2008-10-10
Reviews
"Six-Legged Soldiers is a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve, and kill targets."--ScienceNews "Six-Legged Soldiers is an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."--Nature, November 2008 "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor." Publisher's Weekly, Oct. 2008, "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor." Publisher's Weekly, Oct. 2008, The Book Is an Excellent Read., "Six-Legged Soldiers is a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve, and kill targets."--ScienceNews"Six-Legged Soldiers is an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."--Nature"Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor."--Publisher's Weekly"An infectious, haunting read."--The Financial Times"Lockwood thoroughly and objectively assembles an engaging chronicle on a topic for which official documentation is often sparse and the opportunity for propaganda is rife."--Science News"Highly Recommended."--CHOICE"Lockwood...makes this history of entomological warfare morbidly entertaining...thanks to a lively writing style that ranges from the sardonic to the arch."--BioScience Magazine, It's a Delightfully Gory Book., "Six-Legged Soldiers is a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve, and kill targets."--ScienceNews "Six-Legged Soldiers is an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."--Nature, November 2008 "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor." Publisher's Weekly, Oct. 2008 "An infectious, haunting read."--The Financial Times "Lockwood thoroughly and objectively assembles an engaging chronicle on a topic for which official documentation is often sparse and the opportunity for propaganda is rife."--Science News "Highly Recommended."--CHOICE "Lockwood...makes this history of entomological warfare morbidly entertaining...thanks to a lively writing style that ranges from the sardonic to the arch." --BioScience Magazine, "Six-Legged Soldiers is an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."--Nature, November 2008 "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor." Publisher's Weekly, Oct. 2008, 'Six-Legged Soldiers' exposes convincingly the likely devastating impact. An infectious, haunting read., 'compelling', Lockwood's Approach Is Fresh., 'Six Legged Soldiers' is an excellent account of the effect that anthropod-borne diseases have had on warefare., Lockwood Has Produced an Engaging Work., "Six-Legged Soldiers is a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve, and kill targets."--ScienceNews "Six-Legged Soldiers is an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."--Nature "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor."--Publisher's Weekly "An infectious, haunting read."--The Financial Times "Lockwood thoroughly and objectively assembles an engaging chronicle on a topic for which official documentation is often sparse and the opportunity for propaganda is rife."--Science News "Highly Recommended."--CHOICE "Lockwood...makes this history of entomological warfare morbidly entertaining...thanks to a lively writing style that ranges from the sardonic to the arch."--BioScience Magazine, "Six-Legged Soldiersis a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve, and kill targets."--ScienceNews "Six-Legged Soldiersis an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."--Nature, November 2008 "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor."Publisher's Weekly, Oct. 2008 "An infectious, haunting read."--The Financial Times "Lockwood thoroughly and objectively assembles an engaging chronicle on a topic for which official documentation is often sparse and the opportunity for propaganda is rife."--Science News "Highly Recommended."--CHOICE "Lockwood...makes this history of entomological warfare morbidly entertaining...thanks to a lively writing style that ranges from the sardonic to the arch." --BioScienceMagazine, " Six-Legged Soldiers is a fascinating account of the many ways that scientists and military strategists have used insects to torture, starve, and kill targets."-- ScienceNews " Six-Legged Soldiers is an excellent account of the affect arthropod-borne diseases have had on warfare...This book will inspire readers to understand...threats and prepare new methods to combat them."-- Nature , November 2008 "Both science and military history buffs will learn much from Lockwood, a self-described skeptic with a sense of humor." Publisher's Weekly, Oct. 2008 "An infectious, haunting read."-- The Financial Times "Lockwood thoroughly and objectively assembles an engaging chronicle on a topic for which official documentation is often sparse and the opportunity for propaganda is rife."-- Science News "Highly Recommended."-- CHOICE "Lockwood...makes this history of entomological warfare morbidly entertaining...thanks to a lively writing style that ranges from the sardonic to the arch." -- BioScience Magazine, He Writes with Vigour and Clarity, Making the Book Very Accessible.
Table of Content
PrefaceIntroductionSection 1: Stinging Defeats and Venomous Victories1. Bee Bombs and Wasp Warheads2. Toxic Tactics and Terrors3. Insects as Tools of TortureSection 2: Vectors of Death4. Horseshoes and Hand Grenades5. The Victories of the Vectors6. A Most UnCivil War7. All's Lousy on the Eastern FrontSection 3: Bringing Fever and Famine to a World at War8. A Monstrous Metamorphosis9. Entomological Evil10. Japan's Fleas and Flies11. Japan's Pleas and Lies12. Beetle Bombs13. Waking the Slumbering GiantsSection 4: Cold Blooded Fighters of the Cold War14. Korea's Hailstorms of Hexapods15. A Swarm of Accusations16. An Imaginary Menagerie?17. The Big Itch18. Yankee (and Vietnamese) Ingenuity19. Cuban Missiles vs. American Arthropod20. A Tiny Terrorist in Castro's CropsSection 5: The Future of Entomological Warfare21. Medflies, Fruits and Nuts22. Fear on the Farm23. Wimpy Warmups and Real Deals24. Six-legged Guardian Angels25. Insect Cyborgs and Roboflies26. "Vigilant and Ready"?EpilogueChapter Notes
Copyright Date
2009
Dewey Decimal
358/.3882
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