BEN HUBBARD - Poison
BEN HUBBARD - Poison Poisoning is the dark art as old as human history itself.Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and…
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BEN HUBBARD - Poison
Poisoning is the dark art as old as human history itself.Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances. Profiles of the most commonly used toxins of each era reveal how the power-hungry, the dangerous and the desperate have harnessed these natural killers to achieve their ends.The Roman emperors used poison liberally to dispose of rivals, guests at Renaissance dinner parties were quietly assassinated with adulterated wine, and professional poisoners equipped murderous wives with toxic tonics for their husbands. From Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists.
In twentieth-century warfare, poisonous substances were used in new and awful ways to terrorize and obliterate both civilians and enemy