Chemical Warfare in Australia

Chemical Warfare in Australia
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Total Pages : 772
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ISBN-10 : 0987427903
ISBN-13 : 9780987427908
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Download or read book Chemical Warfare in Australia written by Geoff Plunkett and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Japanese swept south towards Australia in late 1941, they carried chemical weapons, already used with deadly effect in China. Forced to counter the chemical warfare threat, Australia covertly imported 1 million chemical weapons and hid them. Plunkett tells the story of the importation, storage, and live trials of the deadly weapons.


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