More Deadly Than War, Kenneth C. Davis
More Deadly Than War, Kenneth C. Davis
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More Deadly Than War
The Hidden History of the Spanish Flu and the First World War

Author: Kenneth C. Davis

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews, Adenrele Ojo

Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/15/2018


Synopsis

From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a fascinating account of the Spanish influenza pandemic 100 years after it first swept the world in 1918.

"Davis deftly juggles compelling storytelling, gruesome details, and historical context. More Deadly Than War reads like a terrifying dystopian novel-that happens to be true." -Steve Sheinkin, author of Bomb and Undefeated

With 2018 marking the 100th anniversary of the worst disease outbreak in modern history, the story of the Spanish flu is more relevant today than ever. This dramatic narrative, told through the stories and voices of the people caught in the deadly maelstrom, explores how this vast, global epidemic was intertwined with the horrors of World War I-and how it could happen again. Complete with modern research and firsthand reports by medical professionals and survivors, this audiobook provides captivating insight into a catastrophe that transformed America in the early twentieth century.

Praise for More Deadly Than War

A Junior Library Guild Selection!

"More Deadly Than War is a riveting story of the great influenza pandemic of 1918, packed with unforgettable examples of the power of a virus gone rogue. Kenneth C. Davis's book serves as an important history-and an important reminder that we could very well face such a threat again." -Deborah Blum, New York Times bestselling author of The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.

"With eye-popping details, Kenneth C. Davis tracks the deadly flu that shifted the powers in World War I and changed the course of world history. In an age of Ebola and Zika, this vivid account is a cautionary tale that will have you rushing to wash your hands for protection." -Karen Blumenthal, award-winning author of Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

About Kenneth C. Davis

Kenneth C. Davis has lived a life in books. He is the New York Times bestselling author of America’s Hidden History and Don’t Know Much About History, which gave rise to his series of books and audiobooks on a range of subjects, including mythology, the Bible, geography, and the Civil War. His most recent work is Great Short Books: A Year of Reading—Briefly. Davis’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian magazine, among other publications. He has appeared on national television and radio shows, including CBS This Morning, Today, and NPR. He lives in the West Village of New York City with his wife, Joann Davis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fern on January 07, 2021

There is something interesting about reading about a past pandemic while in a pandemic. What I learned from this is humans really don’t change much. The Spanish Flu (which had various names most of which were country related and linked to nations opponents in WW1 and therefore political... sound fam......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on September 17, 2020

Notes I found interesting: To relieve severe coughs, Nancy a Red Cloud fed everyone a teaspoon of kerosene and sugar mixed together. All the Red Cloud family survived. In the schools the children are under the constant guardianship of medical inspectors. This is part of our system of disease control......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on March 23, 2020

This book was very interesting on the Spanish flu. The book was written in 2018. It is a foreshadow to our current Covid-19 pandemic. There are similarities to how contagious the flu was in 1918 and also some dissimilarities in the types of populations and impacted. I’m seeing so many similarities in......more

Goodreads review by Becky on September 01, 2019

A look at the 1918-1919 flu pandemic and how it affected WWI. I've read Barry's extensive book on the Spanish flu, so I didn't expect to find much new in this book. I wondered how Davis would present the information for young adults, though. This book did a good job of covering the basics and spent a......more

Goodreads review by Lorianne on June 15, 2019

Though it could use tighter editing and more coherency between chapters to avoid that sense of disjunction, this book was incredibly informative and shook me to the core - it upended what I thought I knew about WWI, which I have studied in the past, and has given me another reason to fight against f......more