How Mustard Gas Works (HowStuffWorks) Explains the use of mustard gas in WWI and after, its definition, chemistry, and effects.
The Use of Poison Gas in World War I and the Effect on Society by Walter S. Zapotoczny
Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I (American Journal of Public Health)
Chemical Warfare in World War I: The American Experience, 1917-1918 by Major Charles Heller, USAR (United States Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)
Gas-Poisoning (WWI, The Medical Front): An excerpt from the 1917 book Medical Diseases of the War by Arthur Hurst, M.A., MD (Oxon), FRCP. This chapter (X) of the book describes the effects of chlorine gas poisoning, symptoms, and treatment.
How Deadly was Poison Gas Of WWI? (BBC News)
Mustard Gas (Spartacus Educational)
Poison Gas (Canadian War Museum): Included with information are some great photos of items related to gas warfare.
Poison Gas Attack Still Vivid to Old Soldier (Los Angeles Times) Article dated February 13, 1991.
Poison Gases (Spartacus Educational)
Slow Burn: 11 Terrifying Facts About Mustard Gas (History Now)
Weapons of War - Poison Gas (First World War.com)
Pictured on the right, top to bottom, are:
- Top photo: Gas bombs detonating.
- Middle photo: Gas masks for man and horse demonstrated by an American soldier, 1917.
- Bottom photo: British machine gunners wearing gas gear.
Photos on this page are courtesy of the Great War Primary Document Archive: Photos of the Great War. Visit this website to view a fantastic photo archive of World War I.