The instruments of torture
This text looks at torture tools and techniques used throughout history and upto 20th century inventions, such as the use of electrons to administer electric shocks, as well as enduring instruments such as the rack, which was first mentioned in Ancient Greece.
History
192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
9781862271159, 1862271151
59535043
Ch. 1. Under Lock and Key
Ch. 2. Stretching and Suspension
Ch. 3. Applying Pressure
Ch. 4. Trial by Fire
Ch. 5. Water Torture
Ch. 6. Forces of Nature
Ch. 7. Beating
Ch. 8. Cutting and Piercing
Ch. 9. Shock Tactics
Ch. 10. Mental Cruelty
Ch. 11. Capital Punishment
Epilogue: An End to Torture