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The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army
The Illustrious Dead The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army
Author: Stephan Talty
In the spring of 1812, Napoleon was at the height of his power. Forty-five million called him emperor.Unstoppable in his relentless pursuit of territory and authority, he held sole command of a nation that was the richest and most potent on earth, the most cultured, the furthest advanced in medicine, and science and technology. In that fateful y...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307394040
ISBN-10: 0307394042
Publication Date: 6/2/2009
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Interesting, but very grim, account of the devastating effects of typhus on the Napoleonic French army during the Russian campaign.


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