An excellent book for those interested in this type of topic.
Available from the "War Book Shop" in Sydney, Australia.
Website address:
http://www.warbooks.com.au/
Many thanks Investment for the plug. It was a pleasant surprise to find this post.
There is a heavy emphasis on the technical aspects of chemical weapons, both UK, US and Japanese manufacture. I believe it is the most comphrensive in the open source literature and covers (with original photos);
UK MANUFACTURE
AIR FORCE MUNITIONS
65-lb Light Case Bomb
250-lb Light Case Bomb
30-lb Light Case Bomb
Smoke Curtain Installation (SCI) 250, 400 & 500 lbs
500-lb A/c Light Case MK 2
Chemical Special No. 6 Drum
Storage Drums
ARMY MUNITIONS
25-lb Base Ejection Shell
3-inch Mortar Bomb
4.2-inch Mortar Bomb
Jets A/T MK1
5-inch U(P) Rocket
6-lb Ground Bomb
Chemical Mine
NAVY MUNITIONS
6-inch Shell
8-inch Bursting Shell MK VIII
4.7-inch Bursting Shell MK XII
TRAINING ITEMS
Chemical Mine, training MK 1
DM Generators No. 20 and No. 21
DM Ampoules
Lachrymatory Generators No. 2 MK IV
Capsules Lachrymatory MK I, II & MK III
Projectors Chemical No. 13
Bombs Spray 1 litre, MK 1, GMT (Gas training Mixture) 3D
Livens Projector and Gas Cylinder
Sets, Smelling War Gases
Cylinders, CG
US MUNITIONS
1000-lb Aircraft T2
75 mm Gun and Howitzer Shell
105 mm Howitzer Shell
155 mm Gun and Howitzer Shell
M47 & M47A2 Aircraft Bomb
M78 & M79 Aircraft Bomb
Spray Tank, M10, M20, M33 & M40
M1A2 Cylinder, Chemical Portable
Chemical land-mine
Candle
Grenade, Hand M6
Bulk mustard container, 1 ton
JAP MUNITIONS
TOXIC SMOKE GENERATORS (CANDLES)
TYPE 136A DC/DA ACID GENERATOR
TYPE 147A TOXIC SMOKE GENERATOR
TYPE 163K TOXIC SMOKE GENERATOR (OR TYPE 99 MEDIUM
VOMITING GAS CANDLE)
DC GENERATOR (LARGE TYPE)
DC GENERATOR (SMALL TYPE)
DA ACID GENERATOR
SELF-PROJECTING TOXIC SMOKE
GENERATOR (CANDLES)
TYPE 167K SELF-PROJECTING TOXIC SMOKE GENERATOR
TYPE 1612K SELF-PROJECTING TOXIC SMOKE GENERATOR
TYPE 98 SELF-PROJECTING TOXIC SMOKE GENERATOR
TYPE 143A SELF-PROJECTING TOXIC SMOKE GENERATOR
TYPE 1411A DC GENERATOR
TEAR GAS (LACHRYMATORY) GENERATORS (CANDLES)
NAVAL TEAR GAS GENERATOR
MARK A (SMALL TYPE)
MARK A (LARGE TYPE)
TYPE 89 MARK A (LARGE TYPE)
TYPE 162K LACHRYMATORY GENERATOR
ARTILLERY GAS SHELL
75 MM DC SHELL
75 MM L SHELL
75 MM HL SHELL
75 MM PS/STANNIC CHLORIDE SHELL
150 MM HCN SHELL
155 MM HCN SHELL
MORTAR GAS BOMBS
90 MM
100 MM
SPRAY TANKS (AIRCRAFT)
TYPE 94
MINES GAS
CYLINDERS GAS
AIRCRAFT BOMBS
TYPE 92 AND TYPE 97 50 KG HL CHEMICAL BOMB
Type 100 50 kg Chemical Bomb
PROJECTORS
Small Type
Large Type
GAS HAND-GRENADES
AC (HCN) GRENADES
TYPE 172C-K & 172B-K
CHIBI AC TB GRENADE
TYPE 92 DC GRENADE
TEAR GAS GRENADE
TYPE 89 MARK C
MISCELLANEOUS GAS GRENADES
BULK CONTAMINATION
The purchase option are here;
http://mustardgas.org/wheretobuy.htm
Unfortunately to Europe/US the postage is a bit ugly as there are nearly 800 pages. If there was a Northern Hemisphere distributor...
http://mustardgas.org/
This recent development on the UK 250 lb phosgene (CG) found at Marrangaroo may be of interest;
Base's phantom war reveals its secrets
Marrangaroo Bombs
All the best
Geoff
Sydney, Australia