Augustin M. Prentiss — Chemicals in War

New York and London, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of this early treatise on modern chemical warfare, written by Augustin Prentiss, a Lieut-Col in the chemical warfare division of the US Army. First edition, second impression. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Illustrated with numerous in-text figures and one folding table entitled "Properties of Chemical Agents". Collated, complete. An important early treatise on chemical warfare, written following the establishment of the Geneva Protocols, yet also at at time when the world's main powers were known to be gathering large amounts of poisons and nerve agents prior to the start of the Second World War. Written by Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin M. Prentiss, one of the US Army's leading experts of chemical warfare, who worked for the Army's Chemical Warfare Service. Prentiss is best remembered for this shocking statement "Chemical warfare is the most humane method of warfare yet devised by man", which was made in this work.With chapters on the protection of civil populations and international situation by George J. B. Fisher. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and some rubbing to the front joint head, causing a small amount of loss to cloth. Ink inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .