KRAUSE Jonathan <br/><br/>
The origins of chemical warfare in the French Army / 
Jonathan Krause. 
 -  2013 
<br/><br/> Germany was first to use poison gas during the First World War (chlorine gas at Second Ypres, 1915). This article shows that in response and despite not having any significant chemical industry France tried hard to develop protective measures for its troops and to develop offensive weapons. The latter included the first asphyxiating gas shells to be fired from field guns. These were used effectively to neutralise German batteries. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>FIRST WORLD WAR--CHEMICAL WARFARE--FRANCE