Flu and Other Epimedics

[Hugmenot]

Now that I have a real bad case of the flu, I was wondering if anyone knows a book which describes their effect on WWI and/or WW2 combat.

[rerathbun]

Not a book, but there is a song . . .

[Matt W]

It isn't the flu, but Beevor's books on Stalingrad and Berlin have some extensive coverage of what health problems meant for the soldiers involved in those battles.

[larry marak]

Get better soon Hugmenot.

[Shad]

We were supposed to have a 22-man delegation come through town this week from America. Only 14 made the trip. The rest are flu victims. We had to switch all our restaurant reservations to accommodate the smaller group.

[Hugmenot]

Thanks Larry.

One of the unfortunate side-effects of the high fever is it makes my nystagmus much more pronounced, which in turns makes me so dizzy I cannot concentrate than a few minutes at a time. If worse comes to shove, they will put me in an entirely dark room for a week or so until the fever is gone.

[campsawyer]

Dan, just catching up on your flu issues, hope you feel better soon. No book comes to mind, just know that the Spanish flu was tough on the country after the war. Heard from my grandfather that it was not a good time. Lot's of "flu" camps.

Hope you feel better soon.

Let's try for a game in February

[warstudent]

Hugmenot, Hope you get better soon. The reason it was called the Spanish Flu was as it started in 1918 during WW1 and as Spain was neutral, their newspapers freely reported on it. The countries at war censored the news.