Gerard J Fitzgerald
Biographic Data
| ID | 1467562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerard J Fitzgerald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerard J |
| FAMILY NAME | Fitzgerald |
| SIGNATURE | FITZGERALD G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0078-9262 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sensing the World
The Invention of Ecocide
Between 1961 and 1971, U.S. military aircraft sprayed approximately 20 million gallons of various chemical herbicides on the Vietnamese countryside as part of Operation Ranch Hand, a joint U.S.–South Vietnam mission. Covering an area of about 5 million acres (a region roughly the size of Massachusetts), this program sought to defoliate the lush indigenous greenery and make the jungle transparent to U.S. and South Vietnamese military forces. In ad…
Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I
The first large-scale use of a traditional weapon of mass destruction (chemical, biological, or nuclear) involved the successful deployment of chemical weapons during World War I (1914–1918). Historians now refer to the Great War as the chemist’s war because of the scientific and engineering mobilization efforts by the major belligerents. The development, production, and deployment of war gases such as chlorine, phosgene, and mustard created a ne…
The Medical Department
When thinking about U.S. military activity in the Pacific during World War II, the United States Navy comes immediately to mind. Students of that conflict are aware, however, that the United States Army also played a crucial role in the Pacific Theater, working in concert with the Army Air Corps, the Marine Corps, and the Navy. The Medical Department chronicles the travails of the Army Medical Department throughout the war, beginning with the bom…
Differences in Medicine
Reviewed by: Differences in Medicine: Unraveling Practices, Techniques, and Bodies * Gerard J. Fitzgerald (bio) Differences in Medicine: Unraveling Practices, Techniques, and Bodies. Edited by Marc Berg and Annemarie Mol. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1998. Pp. vii+272; illustrations, figures, tables, notes/references, index. $17.95. In the last ten years historians of technology and medicine have paid increasing attention to the complexit…
The Invention of Ecocide
Between 1961 and 1971, U.S. military aircraft sprayed approximately 20 million gallons of various chemical herbicides on the Vietnamese countryside as part of Operation Ranch Hand, a joint U.S.–South Vietnam mission. Covering an area of about 5 million acres (a region roughly the size of Massachusetts), this program sought to defoliate the lush indigenous greenery and make the jungle transparent to U.S. and South Vietnamese military forces. In ad…
Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I
The first large-scale use of a traditional weapon of mass destruction (chemical, biological, or nuclear) involved the successful deployment of chemical weapons during World War I (1914–1918). Historians now refer to the Great War as the chemist’s war because of the scientific and engineering mobilization efforts by the major belligerents. The development, production, and deployment of war gases such as chlorine, phosgene, and mustard created a ne…
Differences in Medicine
Reviewed by: Differences in Medicine: Unraveling Practices, Techniques, and Bodies * Gerard J. Fitzgerald (bio) Differences in Medicine: Unraveling Practices, Techniques, and Bodies. Edited by Marc Berg and Annemarie Mol. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1998. Pp. vii+272; illustrations, figures, tables, notes/references, index. $17.95. In the last ten years historians of technology and medicine have paid increasing attention to the complexit…
The Medical Department
When thinking about U.S. military activity in the Pacific during World War II, the United States Navy comes immediately to mind. Students of that conflict are aware, however, that the United States Army also played a crucial role in the Pacific Theater, working in concert with the Army Air Corps, the Marine Corps, and the Navy. The Medical Department chronicles the travails of the Army Medical Department throughout the war, beginning with the bom…
Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I
The first large-scale use of a traditional weapon of mass destruction (chemical, biological, or nuclear) involved the successful deployment of chemical weapons during World War I (1914–1918). Historians now refer to the Great War as the chemist’s war because of the scientific and engineering mobilization efforts by the major belligerents. The development, production, and deployment of war gases such as chlorine, phosgene, and mustard created a ne…
The Invention of Ecocide
Between 1961 and 1971, U.S. military aircraft sprayed approximately 20 million gallons of various chemical herbicides on the Vietnamese countryside as part of Operation Ranch Hand, a joint U.S.–South Vietnam mission. Covering an area of about 5 million acres (a region roughly the size of Massachusetts), this program sought to defoliate the lush indigenous greenery and make the jungle transparent to U.S. and South Vietnamese military forces. In ad…
Sensing the World
History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Chemical warfare (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (2 works) · Military medicine (2 works) · Spanish Civil War (2 works) · World War II (2 works)