War Epidemics: An Historical Geography of Infectious Diseases in Military Conflict and Civil Strife, 1850-2000

by M.R. Smallman-Raynor

Down the ages, war epidemics have decimated the fighting strength of armies, caused the suspension and cancellation of military operations, and have brought havoc to the civil populations of belligerent and non-belligerent states alike. This book examines the historical occurrence and
geographical spread of infectious diseases in association with past wars. It addresses an intrinsically geographical question: how are the spatial dynamics of epidemics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198233647
• ISBN13: 9780198233640
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 2.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"