Mustard gas is typically associated with the horrors of World War I battlefields and trenches, where chemical weapons were responsible for tens of thousands of deaths. Few realize, however, that mustard gas had a resurgence during the Second World War, when its uses and effects were widespread and insidious. Toxic Exposures tells the shocking story of how the United States and its allies intentionally subjected thousands of their own servicemen to poison gas as part of their preparation for chemical warfare. In addition, it reveals the racialized dimension of these mustard gas...

Tells the story of how the US and its allies subjected thousands of their own servicemen to poison gas as part of their preparation for chemical warfare. The book also reveals the racialized dimension of these experiments, as scientists tested whether the effects of toxic exposure might vary between Asian, Hispanic, black, and white Americans.