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Article: Role of typhus in War of 1812.(BOOKS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2009
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Byline: Martin Sieff, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The pale horse of death rides with the red horse of war in the terrifying vision in the Book of Revelation for a very good reason. Since time immemorial, lethal disease has been the handmaiden of war, and it usually killed far more people than military battles ever did.
In this riveting book, experienced writer Stephan Talty documents how the lowly, miserable, lethal typhus microbe destroyed Napoleon Bonaparte's plan to conquer Russia in 1812.
Mr. Talty documents that the British and Russian armies did not bring down Napoleon or destroy his legendary Grandee Armee. Nor did the famous Russian ...