[PDF.12eb] The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army

The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army

[PDF.oe62] The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army

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 | #1633654 in Books |  2010-06-01 |  2010-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.99 x.70 x5.19l,8.60 | File type: PDF | 336 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Dry account of Napoleon's invasion of Russia; typhus did not seem to be the central plot of the book.|By Carrie|I am an avid reader of medical history books, especially the history of diseases. This was not my favorite for a few reasons.

First, this book is more or less a story of Napoleon's attempt to invade Russia. The typhus story is a consistent theme, but it fra|From Publishers Weekly|When Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, typhus ravaged his army, killing hundreds of thousands and ensuring his defeat, according to this breathless combination of military and medical history. After summarizing the havoc this disease wreake

“Gripping . . . a compelling story of personal hubris and humbling defeat.”
—Jack Weatherford,author of the New York Times bestseller Genghis Khan and the Making of the
Modern World

In a masterful dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, New York Times bestselling author Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose s...

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