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The horrifying history of gas warfare
Learn about the development of chemical warfare during World War I.
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Observe English schoolchildren practicing using gas masks in case of a chemical attack amid World War II
The gas mask became a part of modern warfare with the introduction of chemical weapons...
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chemical weapons in World War I
American soldiers participating in a simulated gas attack exercise, World War I.
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gas masks at the Second Battle of Ypres
Australian soldiers wearing gas masks during the Second Battle of Ypres, 1915.
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World War I machine gun crew
A German machine gun crew wearing gas masks in World War I.
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trench warfare
French troops wearing gas masks await attack in a trench on the Western Front during...
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mustard gas in World War I
A medical attendant giving water to soldiers injured by mustard gas in Royaumeix,...
Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine
U.S. wartime use of defoliant in Vietnam
U.S. helicopter spraying defoliant in dense jungle during the Vietnam War, 1969.
Brian K. Grigsby, Department of Defense/The National Archives
chemical weapons in World War I
American soldiers training with anti-gas fans. The fans were intended to disperse...
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chemical weapons casualties
Essential to survival after exposure to chemical weapons on the battlefield are portable...
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chemical weapons in World War I
Soldiers demonstrating the proper wearing of a gas mask to civilians near the front...
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portable chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons shelter
Woman in a gas mask demonstrating a portable shelter developed by the U.S. Army to...
U.S. Army photograph
Greek fire
The crew of a Byzantine dromon, a type of light galley, spraying an enemy ship with...
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World War I; chemical weapon
U.S. soldiers using gas equipment and receiving telephone instructions during the...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
ʿAlī Ḥasan al-Majīd
ʿAlī Ḥasan al-Majīd at an investigative hearing held by the Iraqi Special Tribunal,...
U.S. Air Force (041218-F-8946M-008)
Tokyo subway attack of 1995
Workers cleaning a train car after members of AUM Shinrikyo released sarin in the...
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