Pandemic 1918 : eyewitness accounts from the greatest medical holocaust in modern history

Before Hiv Or Ebola, There Was The Spanish Flu--this Narrative History Marks The One Hundredth Anniversary Of An Epidemic That Altered World History. In January 1918, As World War I Raged On, A New And Terrifying Virus Began To Spread Across The Globe. In Three Successive Waves, From 1918 To 1919, Influenza Killed More Than 50 Million People. German Soldiers Termed It Blitzkatarrh, British Soldiers Referred To It As Flanders Grippe, But World-wide, The Pandemic Gained The Notorious Title Of (3z (bspanish Flu (3y. (bnowhere On Earth Escaped: The United States Recorded 550,000 Deaths (five Times Its Total Military Fatalities In The War) While European Deaths Totaled Over Two Million. Amid The War, Some Governments Suppressed News Of The Outbreak. Even As Entire Battalions Were Decimated, With Both The Allies And The Germans Suffering Massive Casualties, The Details Of Many Servicemen’s Deaths Were Hidden To Protect Public Morale. Meanwhile, Civilian Families Were Being Struck Down In Their Homes. The City Of Philadelphia Ran Out Of Gravediggers And Coffins, And Mass Burial Trenches Had To Be Excavated With Steam Shovels. Spanish Flu Conjured Up The Specter Of The Black Death Of 1348 And The Great Plague Of 1665, While The Medical Profession, Shattered After Five Terrible Years Of Conflict, Lacked The Resources To Contain And Defeat This New Enemy. Through Primary And Archival Sources, Historian Catharine Arnold Gives Readers The First Truly Global Account Of The Terrible Epidemic.--dust Jacket Flap. Introduction: An Ill Wind -- A Victim And A Survivor -- Knock Me Down Fever -- The Killer Without A Name -- The Invisible Enemy -- One Deadly Summer -- Know Thy Enemy -- The Fangs Of Death -- Like Fighting With A Ghost -- Eye Of The Storm -- A Winding Sheet And A Wooden Box -- The Spanish Lady Goes To Washington -- You Can't Do Anything For Flu -- Native Daughter Dies -- The Fatal Voyage -- Ship Of Death -- Like A Thief In The Night -- The Dying Fall -- Armistice Day -- Black November -- Aftermath -- Viral Archaeology -- The Hong Kong Connection -- Secrets Of The Grave. Catharine Arnold. First Published In Great Britain By Michael O'mara Books Limited.--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 300-344) And Index.

Before AIDS or coronavirus, there was the Spanish Flu — Catharine Arnold's gripping narrative, Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history.

In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people. German soldiers termed it Blitzkatarrh, British soldiers referred to it as Flanders Grippe, but world-wide, the pandemic gained the notorious title of “Spanish Flu”. Nowhere on earth escaped: the United States recorded 550,000 deaths (five times its total military fatalities in the war) while European deaths totaled over two million.

Amid the war, some governments suppressed news of the outbreak. Even as entire battalions were decimated, with both the Allies and the Germans suffering massive casualties, the details of many servicemen’s deaths were hidden to protect public morale. Meanwhile, civilian families were being struck down in their homes. The City of Philadelphia ran out of gravediggers and coffins, and mass burial trenches had to be excavated with steam shovels. Spanish Flu conjured up the specter of the Black Death of 1348 and the great plague of 1665, while the medical profession, shattered after five terrible years of conflict, lacked the resources to contain and defeat this new enemy.

Through primary and archival sources, historian Catharine Arnold gives readers the first truly global account of the terrible epidemic.

Before AIDS or coronavirus, there was the Spanish Flu #8212; Catharine Arnold's gripping narrative, Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history. In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people. German soldiers termed it Blitzkatarrh , British soldiers referred to it as Flanders Grippe , but world-wide, the pandemic gained the notorious title of "Spanish Flu". Nowhere on earth escaped: the United States recorded 550,000 deaths (five times its total military fatalities in the war) while European deaths totaled over two million. Amid the war, some governments suppressed news of the outbreak. Even as entire battalions were decimated, with both the Allies and the Germans suffering massive casualties, the details of many servicemen's deaths were hidden to protect public morale. Meanwhile, civilian families were being struck down in their homes. The City of Philadelphia ran out of gravediggers and coffins, and mass burial trenches had to be excavated with steam shovels. Spanish Flu conjured up the specter of the Black Death of 1348 and the great plague of 1665, while the medical profession, shattered after five terrible years of conflict, lacked the resources to contain and defeat this new enemy. Through primary and archival sources, historian Catharine Arnold gives readers the first truly global account of the terrible epidemic Before AIDS or Ebola, there was the Spanish Flu -- This narrative history marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history. In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people world-wide. German soldiers termed it Blitzkatarrh , British soldiers referred to it as Flanders Grippe , but world-wide, the pandemic gained the notorious title of "Spanish Flu." Nowhere on earth escaped: the United States recorded 550,000 deaths (five times its total military fatalities in the war) while European deaths totaled over two million. Amid the war, some governments suppressed news of the outbreak. Even as entire battalions were decimated, with both the Allies and the Germans suffering massive casualties, the details of many servicemen's deaths were hidden to protect public morale. Meanwhile, civilian families were being struck down in their homes. The City of Philadelphia ran out of gravediggers and coffins, and mass burial trenches had to be excavated with steam shovels. Spanish flu conjured up the specter of the Black Death of 1348 and the great plague of 1665, while the medical profession, shattered after five terrible years of conflict, lacked the resources to contain and defeat this new enemy. Through primary and archival sources, historian Catharine Arnold gives readers the first truly global account of the terrible epidemic. "Before HIV or Ebola, there was the Spanish flu--this narrative history marks the one hundredth anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history. In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people. German soldiers termed it Blitzkatarrh, British soldiers referred to it as Flanders Grippe, but world-wide, the pandemic gained the notorious title of "سفِىَٱو ئٌ". خُوممْ َُمفوْٰ مٱكفمِل: وٰم صىَمٰل سفٰمٰٱ مْكلُْمل ٥٥٠،٠٠٠ لمفوٰٱ (نىم ىٰمٍٱ ىٱٰ فُٰٰ ٌىٍىٌفٰ"ْ نففٰىٌىٰمٱ ى َوٰم ف)ْ وىمٌ إمُِْف َلمفوٰٱ فُٰٰمٌل ُم ْٰ ُىٍىٌٌ.َُ ءىٍل وٰم ف،ْ ٱمٍُ هُممٍَْٱَٰ ٱمِِْٱٱمل مَٱ نُ وٰم ُقٰمْف.ً إم َفٱ مىَٰمْ قففٰٰىٌٱَُ ممْ لمكىفٍمٰل، ىوٰ قوُٰ وٰم ءىٌٌمٱ فلَ وٰم امفٍْٱَ ٱننمىْهَ فٍٱٱىم كفٱفىٌٰمٱ، وٰم لمفٰىٱٌ نُ فٍ"َ ٱمْىكممٍ'ٱَ لمفوٰٱ ممْ وىللم َ ُٰمُِْٰك ِٰقىٌك فٍُْمٌ. حمفَوىمٌ، كىىىٌف َنفىٍىٌمٱ ممْ قمىهَ ٱْٰك ًلُ َى َوٰمى ْومٍُٱ. شوم أى"ٰ نُ ذوىفٌلموٌِىف فْ َُ ٰنُ هفْملىههمٱْ فلَ كنُنىٱَ، فلَ فٍٱٱ قىْف ٌمْٰكَومٱ وفل ُٰقم م٬كففمٰل ىوٰ ٱمٰف ٍٱوُمٱٌ. سفِىَٱو نٌ كيَُمْل ِوٰم ٱمِكمٰ ْنُ وٰم آفٌك ًؤمفوٰ نُ ١٣٤٨ فلَ وٰم همْف ٰفٌِهم نُ ١٦٦٥، وىمٌ وٰم مٍلىكف ٌنُِْمٱٱى،َُ ٱوفمٰٰمْل فنمٰ ْنىم مٰىْْقمٌ "مفٱْ نُ كنَُىٌك،ٰ فٌكمًل وٰم مْٱُكْمٱ ُٰكفَُٰى َفلَ لمنمف ٰوٰىٱ مَممَ"ٍ. شوُْهو ىِْفٍ"ْ فلَ فكْوىف ٌٱُكْمٱ، وىٱىُْٰف َأفوٰفىْمَ ءلٌَُْ هىمٱ مْفلمٱْ وٰم نىٱْ ْٰٰ"ٌ هقٌُف ٌفككُ َٰنُ وٰم مٰىْْقمٌ مىِلمىٍك."--ؤٱ ٰيفكمً ٰنفٌ.ِ