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Author:

Byerly, Carol R.

Title:

Fever of war : the influenza epidemic in the U.S. Army during World War I / Carol R. Byerly.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xv, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919--Europe.
World War, 1914-1918--Health aspects.
United States.--Army--History.--History.
United States.--Army.
Influenza, Human--history--Europe.
World War I--Europe.
Disease Outbreaks--history--Europe.
History, 20th Century--Europe.
Military Personnel--history--Europe.
Influenza.
Pandemie.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index.

Contents:

Medical heroes: medical officers' confidence as they prepare for war -- Building a healthy army: government control and accountability -- Worst-case scenario: the influenza epidemic of 1918 in the camps -- Fighting germs and Germans: influenza in the American Expeditionary Forces -- Postmortem: the trauma of failure, 1918-1919 -- "Except for the flu ... ": writing the history of the epidemic -- Memory and the politics of disease and war.

ISBN:

9780814799246 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0814799248 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780814799239 (cloth : alk. paper)
081479923X (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2004022337

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

LVOX826 -- Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)