biological warfare

"Sarah Goldstein--Jewish orphan turned secret weapon in the resistance against the Nazis--is hunting down a rogue German doctor whose germ warfare experiment could kill thousands with a single syringe. But her journey through Central Africa reveals the ravages of colonialism and exposes darker truths about her own allies than Sarah could've ever imagined"--Provided by publisher.

Argues that the United States experimented with and deployed biological weapons during the Korean War and explores the political and moral issues that surround the use of biological warfare.

Reveals details on the Japanese biological warfare project that killed an estimated 580,000 Chinese civilians and Asian and Allied prisoners in the 1930s and 1940s through germ attacks and medical experiments, and the deal the U.S. made with the Japanese that gave Unit 731 scientists immunity in exchange for their research.