Title No place to run : the Canadian Corps and gas warfare in the First Wold War / Tim Cook

Published Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction: the Gas War unearthed -- Trial by Gas: 2nd Battle of Ypress -- Rabbits in a warren: april 1915- December 1915 -- A higher form of killing: December 1915 -- December 1916 -- Tough guys: January 1917 -- June 1917 -- Mustard, King of the War Gases: July 1917 -- December 1917 -- Combatting the chemical plague: the Canadian Medical Army Corps and Gas warfare -- It's got your number: January 1918 -- August 1918 -- The gas environment: the Last Hundred Days -- Conclusion: it takes more than Gas to stop a Canadian Summary "Historians of the First World War have often dismissed the importance of poison gas in the battles of the Western Front. No Place to Run shows that this chemical plague was a serious threat even after gas masks were introduced." "Tim Cook uses diaries, letters, reminiscences, published memoirs, and the official archival record to illustrate vividly the grim reality of gas warfare for the average trench soldier. In response, the Canadian Corps had to develop a disciplined anti-gas doctrine, a process that Cook describes in full." "No Place to Run provides a challenging re-examination of the function of gas warfare in the First World War, including not only its important role in delivering victory in the campaigns of 1918 but also its postwar legacy."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Canada. Canadian Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 SUBJECT Canada. Canadian Army fast Subject Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use. World War, 1914-1918 -- Chemical warfare World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Canadian Chemical Warfare -- history Gas Poisoning -- history Chemical Warfare -- prevention & control Chemical Warfare -- psychology Gas Poisoning -- prevention & control Gas Poisoning -- psychology HISTORY -- Military -- Biological & Chemical Warfare. Chemical warfare Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use Weltkrieg 1914-1918 Chemischer Krieg Chemische wapens. Eerste Wereldoorlog. Canadezen. SUBJECT Europe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045631 Europe Subject Europe Kanada Genre/Form Electronic books Personal narratives History Personal narratives Personal narratives. Récits personnels. Form Electronic book LC no. 2001430713 ISBN 0774807393 9780774807395 0774850744 9780774850742 1283131013 9781283131018 9786613131010 6613131016

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