Essay on chemical warfare

Submitted By craigjorgy
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Chemical Warfare
1. The topic I have chosen is the effectiveness of chemical warfare in WWI.
2. The book has a short description of chemical warfare. It describes how the German’s launched the first chemical attack in history. The new technology was an unknown assault and was devastating at first. Its main purpose was to end the stalemates while in the trenches.
3. How effective was chemical warfare in WWI?
4. Major Thomas S. Bundt, U.S. Army, Ph.D., . Gas, Mud, and Blood at Ypres The Painful Lessons of Chemical Warfare. Print. I found this source online. This source is a primary historical description of a medic that was in the war. This is a very credible source because it comes from someone who was there and experienced it.

Duffy, Michael. Weapons of War - Poison Gas. Website. I accessed this site on the Internet. This is a secondary source that gives information much like a text book. This source has some good facts but I don’t know how credible it is since it is just a common website.

Urbach, Mr. Poison Gas. Web. I also found this on the web. This is a secondary source. I believe this is a very credible source because it is a website made by a teacher.
5. On 22 April 1915, the German Army introduced poison gas at Ypres, France, in an effort to break the stalemate across Flanders. With nearly 13,000 gas-related casualties, Ypres marked the first successful demonstration of the effects of poison gas against entrenched soldiers. The chemicals came as a total surprise and the recipients of the gas