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Chemical Weapons in WW1
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Although the use of chemicals as weapons can be traced much further back in history, their use became widespread after the First World War, when the French threw tear gas grenades and then the Germans used chlorine gas. The wartime use of chemical weapons is remembered through poetry and, as Dan demonstrates in this podcast, family history. It is also, regrettably, still in occurence today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Sep 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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