Title: No place to run :
Authors: Cook, Tim,
Date: 1999
Publisher: UBC Press,
Physical description: viii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: U
Abstract: "Historians of the First World War have often dismissed the importance of poison gas in the battles of the Western Front. No Place to Run shows that this chemical plague was a serious threat even after gas masks were introduced.". "Tim Cook uses diaries, letters, reminiscences, published memoirs, and the official archival record to illustrate vividly the grim reality of gas warfare for the average trench soldier. In response, the Canadian Corps had to develop a disciplined anti-gas doctrine, a process that Cook describes in full.". "No Place to Run provides a challenging re-examination of the function of gas warfare in the First World War, including not only its important role in delivering victory in the campaigns of 1918 but also its postwar legacy."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Introduction: the Gas War unearthed -- Trial by Gas: 2nd Battle of Ypress -- Rabbits in a warren: april 1915- December 1915 -- A higher form of killing: December 1915 -- December 1916 -- Tough guys: January 1917 -- June 1917 -- Mustard, King of the War Gases: July 1917 -- December 1917 -- Combatting the chemical plague: the Canadian Medical Army Corps and Gas warfare -- It's got your number: January 1918 -- August 1918 -- The gas environment: the Last Hundred Days -- Conclusion: it takes more than Gas to stop a Canadian.
Subject headings (LCSH): Canada. Canadian Army--History--World War, 1914-1918.; Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Corps--History.; Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous--War use.; World War, 1914-1918--Chemical warfare.; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian.; World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Canada.