Typhus and Doughboys
Author | : Alfred E. Cornebise |
Publisher | : University of Delaware Press |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1982 |
ISBN-10 | : 0874132169 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780874132168 |
Rating | : 4/5 (168 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Typhus and Doughboys by : Alfred E. Cornebise
Download or read book Typhus and Doughboys written by Alfred E. Cornebise and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the close of the First World War, Eastern and Central Europe were attacked by a virulent typhus epidemic, and the United States dispatched a 500-man military contingent to combat it. This book chronicles this almost forgotten episode of America's crusading humanitarianism era.