[PDF.78ck] Mosquito Soldiers: Malaria, Yellow Fever, and the Course of the American Civil War

Mosquito Soldiers: Malaria, Yellow Fever, and the Course of the American Civil War

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 | #576567 in Books |  2010-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.90 x5.40l,.95 | File type: PDF | 216 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Mosquito Soldiers|By James Pearson|An excellent book. While it is well known that many more soldiers died from disease than from battle, the author makes a compelling case that mosquito-borne diseases had a more complex effect on military operations than attrition. Commanders on both sides were aware of the high prevalence of malaria, yellow fever, and other diseases now know t|About the Author||Andrew McIlwaine Bell lives in Washington, D.C.

Of the 620,000 soldiers who perished during the American Civil War, the overwhelming majority died not from gunshot wounds or saber cuts, but from disease. And of the various maladies that plagued both armies, few were more pervasive than malaria -- a mosquito-borne illness that afflicted over 1.1 million soldiers serving in the Union army alone. Yellow fever, another disease transmitted by mosquitos, struck fear into the hearts of military planners who knew that "yel...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Mosquito Soldiers: Malaria, Yellow Fever, and the Course of the American Civil War   |  Andrew McIlwaine Bell. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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