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A HIGHER FORM OF KILLING: The Secret Story of Gas and Germ Warfare Hardcover – Import, 1982

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: CHATTO AND WINDUS; First Edition edition (1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0701125853
  • ISBN-13: 978-0701125851
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA Higher Form of Killing
By Rodger Ewing on June 24, 2012
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Why would anyone want to read about this subject? Why would anyone want to write about such a horrible subject? As a military veteran and someone with more than a few hours in a chemical warfare protective suit, I found this book captivating. I first read its original iteration in 1983, and then re-visited it when I found out it was updated following the Gulf War and as our country faces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical threats from terrorist and rogue nation-states in our midst. We might not like knowing stuff like this exists, and might not wish to be made aware that the threat exists, but it is much like the elephant in the room; we can ignore it but sooner or later it can rear its ugly head and we owe it to our nation to be prepared.

Robert Harris does an admirable job of capturing an ugly topic and making it palatable enough to read and educate ourselves to the very real threat we face. From World War I to today, the problem exists and our military trains constantly to deal with it. It is a very good book, written clearly and concisely and worth the time to read.

Retired USAF Gulf War Veteran
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Higher Form of Killing
By M. N. Lowe on August 16, 2006
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Terrorism thrives on fear and imagination in designing weapons of mass destruction to inflict the most damage and death. Massive planes flown into prominent symbols of American pride, bomb-laden trucks exploding in front of U.S. embassies or Marine Corps barracks, explosive charges on a small boat rammed into a United States warship, these are the events that come to mind when one envisions terrorist attacks. Chemical and biological warfare seem an improbable choice for terrorists to use due to inability to procure materials or test for reliability. Or is it?

A Higher Form of Killing offers another area for terror to grasp hold. Dubbed the "The best account of gas and germ warfare available" by the Washington Post, A Higher Form of Killing presents the history of chemical and biological warfare through several first hand accounts as well as declassified documents that grimly describe its effects. Concentrating primarily on the UK-U.S. relationship developed out of World War One continuing through to today, authors Harris and Paxman shed light on several bio/chem warfare programs developed including releasing "inert" gases over populous cities to see how far the gases would penetrate, full blown experiments using live germs and gases over deserted islands, CIA experiments using prostitutes who administered bio drugs into unsuspecting clients and many more. With several research facilities conducting experiments throughout the western world, germ and gas warfare is a mature industry capable of producing and delivering a crippling blow if employed in a devilish manner.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsA great history of chemical and biological warfare
By Nic on March 12, 2013
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While I don't agree with the author's point that bioweapons are the wave of the future for terrorist, I did think the history of biological and chemical warfare research and employment was outstanding. If you are looking for one book to get a comprehensive history on this subject (at least as it pertains to the West), this is the book.
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting
By slimelime12 on January 9, 2013
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This read was interesting and timely, despite the scary topics. Although a lot of the material is historical, it brings in some of the newer (Post 95) information. The stories of the early days of Mustard gas, where soldiers would agree to be test subjects in exchange for a weekend Liberty pass, are most impressive to me.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating book about the gas, germ & nerve agents used in war
By TKS on January 25, 2016
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If you are fascinated by gas, germ and nerve warfare then this is the book for you. It takes you from the days of using chlorine gas and phosgene in the battlefields of WWI to the WWII testing of VX nerve gas it shows how brutal war can be. I highly recommend it and this seller sent me an wonderful copy of this book which I never dreamed they would ever carry. Thanks to "Robert Harris" for selling books with great dust covers and unmarked copy. This is the second time I have ordered, and read, this book because it is absolutely fascinating to read. As an aside I want to mention that I loaned this book to a friend (I must have been out of my mind since I never usually get my loaned books back) and darnit I almost didn't get that book back and when I did it was a mess... broken spine, no dust cover, markings in my book. He didn't want to give it back because he loved the book so much. I can't say I blame him, but I have a policy to NEVER loan any book ever again! Robert Harris & Jeremy Paxman wrote this book and I am wondering if this is thee "Robert Harris" who wrote this book. It has been years since I first read this book and it is the best book around if you want to learn about the most retched forms of killing to this day. Thanks so much, Robert. Your book is one of the very best I have ever read and I am talking about the new books like "War of Nerves" as an example. I am going to search on Amazon to see if I can still find this book again. It's worth buying a few copies as gifts and then the reader can do whatever they want to their own books and not mine!
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