Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. About the Author v
3. Contents xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Historical Time Line xxxiii
6. Maps xli
7. Introduction: War outside the Rules 1
8. Chapter 1 Heracles and the Hydra: The Invention of Biological Weapons 25
9. Chapter 2 Arrows of Doom 51
10. Chapter 3 Poison Waters, Deadly Vapors 93
11. Chapter 4 A Casket of Plague in the Temple of Babylon 119
12. Chapter 5 Sweet Sabotage 151
13. Chapter 6 Animal Allies 179
14. Chapter 7 Infernal Fire 221
15. Afterword. The Many-Headed Hydra 277
16. Acknowledgments 289
17. Notes 291
18. Bibliography 343
19. Index 363