Search Results: HISTORY / Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare from William Robertson

London: Headline, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A detailed look into the heart of USAMRIID (the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases) and its struggle to respond to the post-911 terrorist threat from biological weapons. In particular it describes the controversial work of scientist, Peter Jahrling, to find a smallpox vaccine before terror groups can genetically engineer a super-resistant strain. The author worried us with his earlier book, 'The Hot Zone' - this time he positively scares us rigid! Essential reading for students of global terror trends and capabilities. Contains 310 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, including index. Blue cloth boards in Fine illustrated dust jacket. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.