Fever of War: The Influenza Epidemic in the U.S. Army During World War I

by Carol R. Byerly

Book Overview

The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed more people in one year than the Great War killed in four, sickening at least one quarter of the world's population. In Fever of War, Carol R. Byerly uncovers the startling impact of the 1918 influenza epidemic on the American army, its medical officers, and their profession, a story which has long been silenced. Through medical officers' memoirs and diaries, official reports, scientific articles, and other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814799248
• ISBN13: 9780814799246
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"