History of American Biological Weapons
Historians have begun to reflect on the global histories of environmental warfare during the Cold War. Jacob Hamblin's Arming Mother Nature has recounted the history of American and British interest in environmental modification and the role biological, chemical, and radiological weapons played in the arsenals of these countries' militaries. David Biggs's Footprints of War has considered how Vietnamese landscapes have been shaped during decades of war. Jim Fleming's Fixing the Sky has considered the history of weather modification in particular, including those used in the skies over Vietnam. And there have been many articles and books on the American and South Vietnamese use of herbicides, including recent ones by Ed Martini and David Zierler. See also work by Ed Russell, Richard Tucker.
Yet...these histories have focuses on American biological weapons and the use of Japanese research to further develop germ warfare. They have not spent much time reflecting on the experience of biological weapons in various places. The next path does so for the Red River Delta.
