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Contents Foreword by Richard Butler ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction xix 1. 1878: Two Stars Are Born 1 2. The Poisonous Yellow Cloud and the American Response 13 3. The Hunt for a New King 19 4. The American University Experimental Station 29 5. Willoughby: The Chemical Warfare Service’s Ace in the Hole 37 6. The Inter-War Years 56 7. Military Biology and BAL 73 8. World War II: The Gas War That Never Happened 86 9. Lewisite Production, Use, and Sea Dumping after World War II 108 10. Lewisite Stockpiles and Terrestrial Residues 118 11. Human and Environmental Toxicology 143 12. Lewisite, Terrorism, and the Future 154 Appendix 1. Lewisite’s Chemical and Physical Properties 161 Appendix 2. Lewisite Production 163 Appendix 3. Lewisite Degradation 165 Notes 167 Bibliography 188 Index 210 ...