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Book Synopsis"Fever of War" examines the impact of the deadly 1918 influenza epidemic on the American army, its medical officers, and their profession. The tragedy begins with overly confident medical officers who understated the severity of the epidemic.
Trade ReviewFever of War adds an important dimension to knowled of the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. -- David Killingray,Goldsmiths College, University of London
It is a must read for anyone interested in military or health care history. * Nursing History Review *
Fever of War is well written, meticulously researched, and poses much food for thought
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Table of ContentsList of FiguresList of Abbreviations AcknowledgmentsPrologue: Eddie Introduction 1 Medical Heroes: Medical Of?cers' Con?dence as They Prepare for War 2 Building a Healthy Army: Government Control and Accountability 3 Worst-Case Scenario: The In?uenza Epidemic of 1918 in the Camps 4 Fighting Germs and Germans: In?uenza in the American Expeditionary Forces 5 Postmortem: The Trauma of Failure, 1918-1919 6 "Except for the Flu ...": Writing the History of the Epidemic Conclusion: Memory and the Politics of Disease and War Notes Select Bibliography IndexAbout the Author
