Chemical Warfare During The Vietnam War
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Chemical Warfare During The Vietnam War
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Author : D. Hank Ellison
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-04-06
Chemical Warfare During The Vietnam War written by D. Hank Ellison and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-06 with History categories.
Chemical Warfare during the Vietnam War documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War, and explores their effectiveness under the wide variety of circumstances in which they were employed. The short, readable account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanitarian aspects of non-lethal chemicals to their use as a means of increasing and enhancing the destructiveness of traditional weapons. It also presents the efforts of the North Vietnamese to both counter US chemical operations and to develop a chemical capability of their own. This largely overlooked facet of the Vietnam War provides an opportunity for students and scholars to examine many of the potential issues surrounding the use of non-lethal chemical agents in modern military operations, and serves as a backdrop to discussion of broader issues associated with chemical warfare, including the power of public perception. Chemical Warfare during the Vietnam War is a comprehensive and thoroughly fascinating examination of riot-control agents during the Vietnam War.
Harvest Of Death
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Author : J. B. Neilands
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Harvest Of Death written by J. B. Neilands and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with History categories.
Scorched Earth
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Author : Fred A. Wilcox
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2011-09-13
Scorched Earth written by Fred A. Wilcox and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-13 with History categories.
Scorched Earth is the first book to chronicle the effects of chemical warfare on the Vietnamese people and their environment, where, even today, more than 3 million people—including 500,000 children—are sick and dying from birth defects, cancer, and other illnesses that can be directly traced to Agent Orange/dioxin exposure. Weaving first-person accounts with original research, Vietnam War scholar Fred A. Wilcox examines long-term consequences for future generations, laying bare the ongoing monumental tragedy in Vietnam, and calls for the United States government to finally admit its role in chemical warfare in Vietnam. Wilcox also warns readers that unless we stop poisoning our air, food, and water supplies, the cancer epidemic in the United States and other countries will only worsen, and he urgently demands the chemical manufacturers of Agent Orange to compensate the victims of their greed and to stop using the Earth’s rivers, lakes, and oceans as toxic waste dumps. Vietnam has chosen August 10—the day that the US began spraying Agent Orange on Vietnam—as Agent Orange Day, to commemorate all its citizens who were affected by the deadly chemical. Scorched Earth will be released upon the third anniversary of this day, in honor of all those whose families have suffered, and continue to suffer, from this tragedy.
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans And Agent Orange Exposure
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2011-06-01
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans And Agent Orange Exposure written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Medical categories.
Over 3 million U.S. military personnel were sent to Southeast Asia to fight in the Vietnam War. Since the end of the Vietnam War, veterans have reported numerous health effects. Herbicides used in Vietnam, in particular Agent Orange have been associated with a variety of cancers and other long term health problems from Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes to heart disease. Prior to 1997 laws safeguarded all service men and women deployed to Vietnam including members of the Blue Navy. Since then, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has established that Vietnam veterans are automatically eligible for disability benefits should they develop any disease associated with Agent Orange exposure, however, veterans who served on deep sea vessels in Vietnam are not included. These "Blue Water Navy" veterans must prove they were exposed to Agent Orange before they can claim benefits. At the request of the VA, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examined whether Blue Water Navy veterans had similar exposures to Agent Orange as other Vietnam veterans. Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure comprehensively examines whether Vietnam veterans in the Blue Water Navy experienced exposures to herbicides and their contaminants by reviewing historical reports, relevant legislation, key personnel insights, and chemical analysis to resolve current debate on this issue.
Use Of Chemical Agents In Southeast Asia Since The Vietnam War
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Use Of Chemical Agents In Southeast Asia Since The Vietnam War written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Chemical warfare categories.
Herbicidal Warfare
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Author : Paul F. Cecil
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1986
Herbicidal Warfare written by Paul F. Cecil and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Education categories.
In 1961, the United States Air Force began using chemical herbicides as a weapon in South-east Asia. The tactic lasted only ten years, but the controversy it provoked continues to this day. Criticisms range from the charge that the herbicides did irreparable damage to the Asian environment to the recent "Agent Orange" lawsuits claiming that the chemicals have caused U.S. servicemen and their children physical and mental impairments. While much attention has been given to these claims, little light has been cast on the actual history of the herbicidal operation, code-named RANCH HAND. This book is the history of this unique aviation mission, from its conception to its termination. It describes how the operation dispensed over 11 million gallons of chemicals over Southeast Asian jungles and croplands while flying unarmed, obsolescent aircraft at tree-top level. Based on the author's own experiences, hundreds of interviews with RANCH HAND veterans, and careful research of declassified primary sources, this book provides a comprehensive and in-depth view of the men who flew the missions and their role in the events in Southeast Asia. It also reviews the scientific reaction to herbicidal warfare and hoe the controversy that ensued eventually caused the cancellation of the operation. -- from Book Jacket.
Chemical Warfare
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Chemical Warfare written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Australia categories.
Newspaper cuttings from the Australian press clippings collection on chemical warfare. Many of the articles are on Australia's call to ban the use of chemical weapons following the Vietnam War.
Herbicides And Defoliants In War
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Author : The Editorial Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-11-01
Herbicides And Defoliants In War written by The Editorial Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-01 with History categories.
The Vietnam war of 1961-1975 is, among other things, notable for the massive employment of anti-plant chemical warfare agents (herbicides or plant defoliating and killing chemicals). Primarily during the mid to late 1960's the USA sprayed approximately 72 million liters of these herbicides over some 1.7 million hectares of rural South Vietnam; that is about one hectare in every ten. At least 12% of the forests of South Vietnam were sprayed one or more times as were 5% or more of the agricultural land.The "International Symposium on Herbicides and Defoliants in War: The Long-term Effects of Man and Nature" was convened in Ho Chi Minh City from January 14 to 19, 1983 in order to examine the aftermath of this chemical assault on South Vietnam, after about a decade had elapsed since the spraying. More than 70 ecological and medical scientists from some 20 countries, both East and West, came together in order to meet with about an equal number of their Vietnamese counterparts. The international participants included some of the top experts in the world in their respective fields of ecological and medical science. It was strictly a working conference open only to qualified scientists.This is the final summary report of the symposium and the seven final summary reports of the various working groups, plus an article compiled from papers presented by participating Vietnamese scientists.
Toxic War
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Author : Peter Sills
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-15
Toxic War written by Peter Sills and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-15 with History categories.
The war in Vietnam, spanning more than twenty years, was one of the most divisive conflicts ever to envelop the United States, and its complexity and consequences did not end with the fall of Saigon in 1975. As Peter Sills demonstrates in Toxic War, veterans faced a new enemy beyond post-traumatic stress disorder or debilitating battle injuries. Many of them faced a new, more pernicious, slow-killing enemy: the cancerous effects of Agent Orange. Originally introduced by Dow and other chemical companies as a herbicide in the United States and adopted by the military as a method of deforesting the war zone of Vietnam, in order to deny the enemy cover, Agent Orange also found its way into the systems of numerous active-duty soldiers. Sills argues that manufacturers understood the dangers of this compound and did nothing to protect American soldiers. Toxic War takes the reader behind the scenes into the halls of political power and industry, where the debates about the use of Agent Orange and its potential side effects raged. In the end, the only way these veterans could seek justice was in the court of law and public opinion. Unprecedented in its access to legal, medical, and government documentation, as well as to the personal testimonies of veterans, Toxic War endeavors to explore all sides of this epic battle.
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Author : 北村元
language : en
Publisher: 梨の木舎
Release Date : 2007-02-20
written by 北村元 and has been published by 梨の木舎 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-20 with Reference categories.
1961年8月10日、アメリカ軍は枯葉作戦を開始、史上最強の猛毒・ダイオキシンは、ベトナムの人と自然を破壊しつづけた。それから30年、遺伝子を損傷された子どもたちが誕生し、被害家族の苦しみはたえない。元兵士、看護士、医者などの証言から明らかにする。