Herbicidal Warfare
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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.
Herbicidal Warfare
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Author : Paul Frederick Cecil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Herbicidal Warfare written by Paul Frederick Cecil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Herbicides categories.
The Invention Of Ecocide
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Author : David Zierler
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Invention Of Ecocide written by David Zierler and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with History categories.
As the public increasingly questioned the war in Vietnam, a group of American scientists deeply concerned about the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides started a movement to ban what they called “ecocide.” David Zierler traces this movement, starting in the 1940s, when weed killer was developed in agricultural circles and theories of counterinsurgency were studied by the military. These two trajectories converged in 1961 with Operation Ranch Hand, the joint U.S.-South Vietnamese mission to use herbicidal warfare as a means to defoliate large areas of enemy territory. Driven by the idea that humans were altering the world’s ecology for the worse, a group of scientists relentlessly challenged Pentagon assurances of safety, citing possible long-term environmental and health effects. It wasn’t until 1970 that the scientists gained access to sprayed zones confirming that a major ecological disaster had occurred. Their findings convinced the U.S. government to renounce first use of herbicides in future wars and, Zierler argues, fundamentally reoriented thinking about warfare and environmental security in the next forty years. Incorporating in-depth interviews, unique archival collections, and recently declassified national security documents, Zierler examines the movement to ban ecocide as it played out amid the rise of a global environmental consciousness and growing disillusionment with the containment policies of the cold war era.
When The Forest Became The Enemy And The Legacy Of American Herbicidal Warfare In Vietnam
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Author : Phuong-Lan Thi Bui
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
When The Forest Became The Enemy And The Legacy Of American Herbicidal Warfare In Vietnam written by Phuong-Lan Thi Bui and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Agent Orange categories.
The Withering Rain
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Author : Thomas Whiteside
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Withering Rain written by Thomas Whiteside 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.
Chemical Weaponry
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Author : Edward M. Spiers
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1989-05-05
Chemical Weaponry written by Edward M. Spiers and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-05-05 with Political Science categories.
Chemical weapons are still a viable military option. This book assesses their appeal by examining how the agents, munitions and protective equipment of chemical warfare have evolved since 1915; how technological innovations and refinements in weaponry have altered tactical assumptions; and how these weapons have been employed in conflicts from the First World War to the Gulf War. The author argues that the weapon technology has proved inherently dynamic, that a new generation of biochemical agents may soon be available, and that arms control may not be able to curb these developments.
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。
Military Legacies
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Author : James A. Tyner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-01-26
Military Legacies written by James A. Tyner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-26 with Political Science categories.
Landmines, cluster-bombs, chemical pollutants, and other remnants of war continue to cause death to humans and damage to the environment long after the guns have fallen silent. From the jungles of Vietnam to the arctic tundra of Russia, no region has escaped the legacy of warfare. To understand the legacy of modern militarism, this book presents an overview of post-conflict societies, with an emphasis on the human toll exacted by modern warfare.
Agent Orange
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Author : Alvin L. Young
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-07-25
Agent Orange written by Alvin L. Young and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-25 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book tells the story of Agent Orange, its usage and the policies that surround it. Agent Orange contains a contaminant known as TCDD. It was the most widely used defoliant from 1965 – 1970 and became one of three major tactical herbicides used in Vietnam. More than 45 major health studies were conducted with Vietnam veterans from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Korea seeking a relationship between veterans’ health and TCDD. Allegations of birth defects in the families of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnamese represented a case study in propaganda and deliberate misinformation by the government of Vietnam. The Policies of the US Government implemented by Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) identified 17 recognized associated presumptive diseases that failed the tests of “cause and effect” and common sense. This book tells the story of Agent Orange, its usage, the health studies and those policies from a diverse range of perspectives, delving into science, statistics, history, policy and ethics. It is of interest to scholars engaged in history, political and social philosophy and ethics.