Beyond the burn: Studies on the physiological effects of flamethrowers during World War II

This article examines how the initial absence of scientific data on the physiologic effects of flamethrowers led to an inaccurate understanding of their let hality, and bizarre claims that one of history’s most horrific instruments of war was considered one of the more “humane” weapons on the battlefield.
Source: Military Medical Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research