{"product_id":"gas-gas-quick-boys-michael-freemantle-9780750953757","title":"Gas! Gas! Quick, Boys!: How Chemistry Changed the First World War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReveals for the first time the true extent of how chemistry rather than military strategy determined the shape, duration, and outcome of World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChemistry was not only a destructive instrument of World War I, but also protected troops and healed the sick and wounded. From bombs to bullets, gas to anesthetic, khaki to camouflage, chemistry was truly the alchemy of the war. This history explores its dangers and its healing potential, revealing how the arms race was also a race for chemistry, to the extent that Germany's thirst for fertilizer to feed the creation of their shells nearly starved the nation. It answers question such as: \u003ci\u003eWhat is cordite? What is lyddite? What is mustard gas? What is phosgene? What is gunmetal? \u003c\/i\u003eThis is a true picture of the horrors of the \"Chemists' War.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Freemantle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750953756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750953757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Freemantle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072720269567,"sku":"9780750953757","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_231d7be0-905f-438f-9081-4988c1f3f033.jpg?v=1685443616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gas-gas-quick-boys-michael-freemantle-9780750953757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}