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First World War.com - A multimedia history of world war one ... Vintage Photographs - Poison Gas and Flamethrowers ... This section of the website contains archive photographs taken during, before and after the war. Specifically this sub-section contains photography of poison gas and flamethrower attacks.
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www.firstworldwar.com/photos/gas.htm
www.firstworldwar.com/photos/gas.htm
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... This poisoning is caused by exposure to gasoline.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002806.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002806.htm#Definition
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Poison gas in World War I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The use of poison gas in World War I was a major military innovation. The gases ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_gas_in_World_War_I
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Poison gas was probably the most feared of all weapons in World War One. Poison gas was indiscriminate and could be used on the trenches even when no attack was going on. ... A poison gas attack meant soldiers having to put on crude gas masks and if these were unsuccessful, an attack could leave a victim in agony for days...
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www.historylearningsite.co.uk/poison_gas_and_world_war_...
www.historylearningsite.co.uk/poison_gas_and_world_war_one.htm
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Chemical warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chemical warfare ( CW ) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons to kill, injure, or incapacitate an enemy. This type of warfare is distinct from the use of conventiona...
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The horrors of gas warfare had never been seen on a battlefield until 1915. The Germans have been credited with the first use, but the French and English were not far behind. Gas was a nuisance, a crippling nuisance, often only wounding and causing widespread panic instead of outright killing.
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www.worldwar1.com/arm006.htm
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It has been estimated that the Germans used 68,000 tons of gas against Allied soldiers. This was more than the French Army (36,000) and the British Army (25,000). An estimated 91,198 soldiers died as a result of poison gas attacks and another 1.2 million were hospitalized. ... Poison Gas Deaths: 1914-1918...
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www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWgas.htm
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWgas.htm
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