Inside the Hot Zone: A Soldier on the Front Lines of Biological Warfare

by Mark G. Kortepeter

Book Overview

2021 William E. Colby Award Finalist

Inside the Hot Zone is an insider's account of one of the most dangerous workplaces on earth: the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Retired U.S. Army Col. Mark G. Kortepeter, a leading biodefense expert, recounts his journey from the lecture hall to the role of department chief, to the battlefield, to the Biosafety Level-4 maximum...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640121420
• ISBN13: 9781640121423
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.1"