New in paperback this month is Adrienne Mayor's lively study of biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world, Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs. Featuring a new introduction by the author, this exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
New in Paperback: GREEK FIRE, POISON ARROWS, and SCORPION BOMBS
New in paperback this month is Adrienne Mayor's lively study of biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world, Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs. Featuring a new introduction by the author, this exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism.
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