Long shot : vaccines for national defense / Kendall Hoyt.

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2012.

xi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Disease, security, and vaccines -- Historical patterns of vaccine innovation -- Vaccine development during World War II -- Wartime legacies -- The end of an era -- Biodefense in the 21st century -- The search for sustainable solutions -- Appendices : Vaccine license data, 1903-1999 ; Developmental history of vaccines licensed in the United States, 1903-1999 ; Military contributions to licenses representing innovative activity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.