Bioweapons
The History, The Present and The Future
$72.25
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
21 September 2026
Summary
Bioweapons are living microbes and microbial toxins used as weapons. They have been used in war, terrorist attacks, and political assassination attempts. They are more topical today than ever. This book gives a broad overview over biological weapons throughout history to the present day. We learn about how Scythians used snakes to poison their arrows, how smallpox was used against Aboriginal Americans during the Seven Years’ War, and Japan’s gruesome warfare in China before and during World W…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036182694 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 103618269X |
| Author: | Stig S. Frøland |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 21 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Stig S. Frøland
Stig S Frøland is a Professor of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Immunology at the University of Oslo. From 1982 to 2010, he served as Senior Consultant and Head of the Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Department of Medicine, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, University of Oslo.
He is the author of a significant number of scientific publications and is a Member of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Frøland has written two books on the AIDS pandemic (in Norwegian) and the book “Duel without End: Mankind’s Battle with Microbes,” which has been translated into English and five other languages.
He is a Commander of The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav.
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