Ebook: Villainous compounds: chemical weapons & the American Civil War

"This book is a study of the diverse array of chemical weapons that were deployed, prepared for use, or proposed during the Civil War"--;Foreword / Bill J. Gurley -- Improvements in Warlike Instrumentalities -- Greek Fire, American Style -- The Torch for the Torch -- No Living Being Will Escape -- Portending the Green Cloud -- Insinuating Dust -- Prostrated by Inhaling It -- Destroying Fluids -- Fire and Brimstone -- Sharp Horrors of Sundry Weapons -- Vulgar Poisons in Honourable Warfare -- Glossary.