The Illustrious Dead: the terrifying story of how typhus killed Napoleon's greatest army

摘要

The Illustrious Dead by Stephen Talty is a fascinating book for military historians, including those with an interest in medical and forensic review of military history. In it, Talty describes the evidence leading to a theory of the destructive effect of lice-borne diseases, particularly typhus, on Napoleon's campaign against Russia of 1812.