Portion of title |
Biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world |
Contents |
Preface to the 2009 edition -- Historical time line -- The maps -- Introduction: War outside the rules -- Hercules and the Hydra : the invention of biological weapons -- Alexander the Great and the arrows of doom -- Poison waters, deadly vapors -- A casket of plague in the Temple of Babylon -- Sweet sabotage -- Animal allies and scorpion bombs -- Infernal fire -- Afterword: The many-headed Hydra. |
General note | "Overlook Duckworth." |
General note | "First published in paperback in the United States in 2009 by the Overlook Press"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-305] and index. |
ISBN | 9781590201770 (US : pbk.) |
ISBN | 1590201779 (US : pbk.) |
ISBN | 9780715638521 (UK : pbk.) |
ISBN | 0715638521 (UK : pbk.) |