Bibliograph

More deadly than war, the hidden history of the Spanish flu and the First World War, Kenneth C. Davis

Type

Label

More deadly than war, the hidden history of the Spanish flu and the First World War, Kenneth C. Davis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 10-14

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

More deadly than war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1034984776

Responsibility statement

Kenneth C. Davis

Sub title

the hidden history of the Spanish flu and the First World War

Summary

"A nonfiction account of one of the most deadly outbreaks of disease in human history--the Spanish Flu"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the purple death -- "The Yanks are coming" -- The Spanish lady -- "Blue as huckleberries and spitting blood" -- "Over the top" : a brief history of World War I -- "Over there" : the first wave -- Spring-summer 1918 -- "Obey the laws and wear the gauze" : the second wave - Autumn 1918 -- The world turned upside down -- Peace and plague -- Back to Brevig mission -- Afterword : relapse?

Target audience

juvenile

Classification