![View full screen - View 1 of Lot 236. Yuan zi, hua xue, xi jun wu qi sun shang wei sheng fang hu [Medical Protection Against Injuries from Atomic, Chemical, and Bacteriological Weapons], 1970.](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a4c6657/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/385x385!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fwebnative%2Fimages%2F2b%2Fac%2Ff231c009450195a6d97632cf79b5%2Fn11749-dbvwd-t3-01.jpg)
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September 17, 05:00 PM GMT
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1,000 - 2,000 USD
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A rare Cold War-era Chinese military medical manual on the effects and protection against nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Issued during the Cultural Revolution by the PLA Academy of Military Medical Sciences, this manual reflects the heightened concern over modern warfare involving weapons of mass destruction. It provides detailed guidance on diagnosis and treatment of radiation sickness, chemical agent exposure, and bacterial infection from biological warfare.
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