Foreword by Richard Butler
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. 1878: Two Stars Are Born
2. The Poisonous Yellow Cloud and the American Response
3. The Hunt for a New King
4. The American University Experimental Station
5. Willoughby: The Chemical Warfare Service's Ace in the Hole
6. The Inter-War Years
7. Military Biology and BAL
8. World War II: The Gas War That Never Happened
9. Lewisite Production, Use, and Sea Dumping after World War II
10. Lewisite Stockpiles and Terrestrial Residues
11. Human and Environmental Toxicology
12. Lewisite, Terrorism, and the Future
Appendix 1. Lewisite's Chemical and Physical Properties
Appendix 2. Lewisite Production
Appendix 3. Lewisite Degradation
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Joel A. Vilensky is Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. His interest in the history of lewisite stems from research on the history of Wilson's disease, which was first successfully treated using British Anti-Lewisite in 1951. He lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
"Dr. Vilensky raises important concerns regarding the threats posed by lewisite and other weapons of mass destruction. As he describes, non-proliferation programs are a vital component in the War on Terror. --Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator "Joel Vilenskys book is a detailed and immensely useful account of the development and history of one of the major chemical weapons... We will always know how to make lewisite, the Dew of Death, but that does not mean that we should, or be compelled to accept such weapons in our lives. --from the Foreword by Richard Butler, former head of UN Special Commission to Disarm Iraq
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