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　　"A comprehensive look at WMD's antecedents, from flamethrowers

of the Peloponnesian War to plague-bearing booby traps.... Rich and

entertaining." -Newsweek

Featuring a new introduction by the author.

Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale

spreading of disease... are these terrifying agents and implements

of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of

biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of

years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs, Adrienne

Mayor's fascinating exploration of the origins of biological and

unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the

mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of

Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and

terrorism.

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs will catapult

readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and

mythic treachery-and their devastating consequences.

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　　Adrienne Mayor is a classical folklorist who

specializes in the early history of science. A frequent contributor

to Archaeology, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History,

Folklore, and the Journal of American she is often

interviewed on NPR and the BBC, as well as on the History and

Learning Channels. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

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媒体评论

　　"Illuminating... Adrienne Mayor marshals not just myth, but

also the writing of ancient authors and evidence from

archaeological digs to show that biological and chemical weapons

saw action inbattles long before the modern era." -The New York

Times

　　"A sound and very imaginative account....Mayor's historical

research has made a significant contribution toward filling in the

gapsof knowledge concerning weaponry in the classical age."

-Newsday

　　"Mayor recounts in lively, sometimes darkly comic detail, the

diabolical stratagems devised by devious warriors for tactical

ends."-Discover

书籍介绍

"A comprehensive look at WMD's antecedents, from flamethrowers of the Peloponnesian War to plague-bearing booby traps.... Rich and entertaining." - Newsweek

Featuring a new introduction by the author.

Flamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease... are these terrifying agents and implements of warfare modern inventions? Not by a long shot. Weapons of biological and chemical warfare have been in use for thousands of years, and Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs , Adrienne Mayor's fascinating exploration of the origins of biological and unethical warfare draws extraordinary connections between the mythical worlds of Hercules and the Trojan War, the accounts of Herodotus and Thucydides, and modern methods of war and terrorism.

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs will catapult readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery-and their devastating consequences.