User:Reid Kirby

About Me
I am a military history scholar that has been actively investigating the utility, technology, and doctrine of chemical biological weapons since 1988. I have written several articles, consulted to documentaries, assisted other researchers, and advised the United States Army Chemical Corps Museum an Historical Office.

Published Articles
See my postings at ScribD for published articles and other documents of interest (http://www.scribd.com/reid_kirby_1/documents)

Published Books
Selling Chemical Warfare: CWS Posters 1918 - 1945 Posters of the United States Army Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) are examined from 1918 to 1945. Using a selection of 32 posters the emotional appeal of fear and sex are used to motivate manufacturing, quality, training, and care of equipment. These posters reflect the cultural heritage of the CWS, and were an important part of chemical security during two world wars.

(http://www.amazon.com/Selling-Chemical-Warfare-Posters-1918/dp/0967726417/)

Historical Contributions to the Human Toxicology of Atropine: Behavioral Effects of High Doses of Atropine and the Military Uses of Atropine to Produce Intoxication The 1962 manuscript on Atropine written by Ephraim Goodman (Edited by Dr. Jim Ketchum and Reid Kirby). The Afterword of this book makes a comparison between atropine intoxication and that of 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate (BZ) in terms of incapacitation, lethality, violent behavior, and hyperthermia; ending with the details of the casualty effects of the M43 and doctrine for using BZ and improbability of atropine as an chemical weapon prior to 1840s.

(http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Historical-Contributions-to-the-Human-Toxicology-of-Atropine/Ephraim-Goodman/e/9780967726434/)