Dan Charles Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda
Jonathan TuckerDan Charles@christophjoyce @rebecca_altman I can't remember how much Jonathan Tucker wrote about mustard in his history of chemical warfare, War of Nerves, but it's worth checking out.
Paperback, 2007
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of A Secret American Empire
Mark AraxDan CharlesDrama over decisions (and crimes) that determine who gets flooded. Also echoes of past floods. Go read "The King of California" by @arax_mark and @rwartzman about the people who shaped this landscape. https://t.co/WLQAegB9W5
Paperback, 2005
$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The History of Love
Nicole KraussDan CharlesThis is incredible. Maybe because I just finished The History of Love. Read both. https://t.co/HRDgCrVdF0
Paperback, 2006
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Poisonous Cloud: Chemical Warfare in the First World War
L. F. HaberDan Charles@christophjoyce Yes, Haber ran German chemical warfare in WWI, including mustard. But my book doesn't focus on the tech history. For that, read The Poisonous Cloud, by Haber's son Lutz (yes!) who became became a historian in England. https://t.co/zzuPOQ3Tdw
Hardcover, 2002
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