THE RIDDLE OF THE RHINE Victor Lefebure 1923 Chemical Strategy Peace & War 1st

Description: Antique Vintage Collectible - Rare Scarce Book Historical Books- A Beautiful Wonderful Find and a Must have addition to your Collection!Please No Missouri Sales due to Sales Tax Criteria THE RIDDLE OF THE RHINE Chemical Strategy in Peace and War An account of the critical struggle for power and for the decisive war initiative. The campaign fostered by the great Rhine factories and the pressing problems which they represent. A matter of pre-eminent public interest concerning the sincerity of disarmament the future of warfare and the stability of peace Author: Victor Lefebure, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Mil) Chevalier de la Legion d' Honneur, Officer of the Crown of Italy Fellow of the Chemical Society, etc. With Preface by Marshal Fock And an Introduction by Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, Bart., Chief of the Imperial General Staff Illustrations: Illustrations throughout - Black and White Plate Photographs throughout Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Company, New York Copyright Date: 1923 Assuming to be a First Edition Pages: 282 with some pages Uncut Content - About the BookClassic Americana Historical Vintage Book - .. My motives in writing this book are sufficiently explained in the first chapter. The silence surrounding the true facts of the chemical campaign, the tardy realisation of the real forces behind it in Germany, and our failure to grasp the significance of the matter in the Treaty, all pointed to the need for an early statement. More recently, this need has been emphasised by inaccurate public utterances on the matter, and by its vital importance for the full and fair treatment of certain legislative measures before Allied countries. A unique experience of chemical warfare in all its aspects, first with a combatant gas unit on the British front in France, then as Liaison Officer with France and other Allies on all Chemical Warfare and allied questions, has afforded me an exceptionally complete survey of the subject. Later post-armistice experience in Paris, and the occupied territories, assisting Lord Moulton on various chemical questions in connection with the Treaty, and surveying the great chemical munition factories of the Rhine, has provided a central view of the whole matter which can have been the privilege and opportunity of very few. Further, my association with the dye industry, since commencing this book, leaves me with a deep conviction of the critical importance for disarmament, of a world redistribution of organic chemical production. It is inevitable that such a step should benefit the growing organic chemical industries of countries other than Germany, but this issue need not be shirked. The importance of the matter is so vital that it eclipses all reproach that the disarmament argument for the maintenance of the dye industry is used on selfish grounds. Such reproach cannot, in fairness, be heard unless it destroys the case which we have established. We are faced with the following alternatives. Safety demands strong organic chemical industries or cumbersome and burdensome chemical warfare establishments. The stability of future peace depends upon the former, and the extent to which we must establish, or can abandon, the latter depends entirely on the activity and success of those whose special duty it is to organise against war. The Riddle of the Rhine — A Critical Point in Disarmament — Need for a Balanced View of Chemical Warfare — Some Preliminary Explanation — “Poison Gas” a Misleading Term — The French Physiological Classification — Asphyxiating Substances — Toxic Substances — Lachrymators — Vesicant or Blistering Compounds — Sneezing or Sternutatory Substances — The Tactical Classification — Persistent Substances — Non-persistent Substances — Penetrants — Special Gas Weapons and Appliances — Gas Shell The First Cloud Gas Attack — The Element of Surprise — Lord Kitchener’s Protest — German Preparations — Research — Production — Field Preparations — German Opinion of Results — Germany Prompted by Production Monopoly — Standard Uses for Gas — Gas Shell — Fur¬ ther German Cloud Attacks — Hill 60— Origin of German Gas Shell — Early German Gas Shell — A Successful Experiment — Lachrymators at Loos, 1915 — The Flammenwerfer — German Phosgene Clouds — Gas and the Eastern Theatre — Conclusion CHAPTER III — The Allied Reaction The Need of Retaliation — First Signs — The Loos Attack, September, 1915 — The Somme Battle, 1916 — Reasons for British Cloud Gas Success — Our Casualties — Exhausting Preparations for Cloud Attack — The Livens Projector — British Gas Shell — German Gas Shell Development, 1916 — Main Features of the Period. etc ... Book Condition Color Boards: Red decorated boards, gold glit lettering, Clean and Tight, Nice decorated outer boards for the Age, slight browning to the spine board, and slight wear to the spine end boards, see photos. Corners / Outer Boards: Slight bumped corners, slight scuffing and rubbing, overall nice condition for the age of the book, see photos Binding: Overall tight binding for the age Pages: Overall appears to be clean good "collectible" condition. Shipping & Payment100% Satisfaction Guaranteed - If you are unhappy for any reason, just let me know and we will work it out. Sometimes, grading and describing books will vary by person. I would appreciate it if you would please contact me before leaving neutral or negative feedback so we can work out We ship via USPS Media Mail with opportunity to upgrade to expedited shipping. US and International Shipping available. We ship out orders multiple times a week. All orders are carefully packaged to minimize damage in shipping. 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