Epidemics Resulting from Wars

Prinzing, Friedrich, 1859-1938Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.4

Word count: 718K words
Chapters: 72

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Epidemics Resulting from Wars by Friedrich PrinzingAuthor: Prinzing, Friedrich, 1859-1938,Language: English, Class: RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine, Release Date: Jun 27, 2019

Editor's review

This book examines the relationship between war and infectious disease over the long span of history, focusing not on the fighting itself but on how troop movements, population flows, and deteriorating sanitation became drivers of epidemic spread. From the intersection of medical history and public health, the author traces the chains of outbreak in different wartime contexts; the material is organized as empirical description, the argument restrained, and the reading experience more like a thematic compilation of historical sources than popular narrative. Its value lies in reminding readers that epidemics are never isolated medical events but the result of social mobilization, logistics, and public governance acting together. It also offers reference for understanding the historical background of public health emergencies today. Because it was written early, some disease classifications and epidemiological formulations bear the marks of their era and require modern knowledge to assess. Suitable as supplementary reading for courses in medical history and public health history, and for readers interested in the social history of war.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Students and researchers in medical history and public health history
Historical readers interested in the social impact of war
Public health practitioners who need to understand the social mechanisms of epidemic spread
Serious readers who prefer empirical sources over popular narrative

Not a good fit for

General readers hoping for vivid stories or character-driven narrative
Clinicians seeking a modern operational guide to epidemiology
Readers lacking patience for early academic prose and dense historical material

Reading tips

Read the table of contents and introduction first to grasp the author's framework organized by war periods, then select chapters relevant to your research for close reading.
Note the time, place, and transmission conditions of each outbreak as you read to build your own comparison table.
When encountering early disease-classification terms, annotate them against modern public health sources rather than applying them directly.

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for readers without a medical background?

It is readable but requires patience. The book is mainly a survey of historical sources; medical terminology is not dense, and the real barrier is early academic prose and knowledge of wartime contexts. Supplementing basic facts about the relevant wars before entering specific chapters will make understanding smoother.

Are the book's views outdated?

Written in the early twentieth century, its disease classifications and some epidemiological formulations carry period limitations and cannot be used directly as modern conclusions. Yet its observations on the social mechanisms of epidemic spread under wartime conditions remain useful for reference, best read as a historical document alongside modern research.

This is a public-domain ebook; what is the reading experience like?

Released by Project Gutenberg as a free English ebook, it is laid out mainly as plain text without modern annotations or introduction. It suits readers able to read original English sources; those needing support can pair it with related works of medical history.

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About the author

Prinzing, Friedrich, 1859-1938 Author

Friedrich Prinzing (1859–1938) was an author concerned with the relationship between war and public health. Public information about him is limited; the only work of his confirmed in this collection is Epidemics Resulting from Wars. Judging from this subject, his writing focuses on how war affects sanitary conditions and the spread of disease, placing him at the intersection of medical history and public health history. The book discusses how wartime epidemics arose, spread, and produced social consequences, reflecting an empirical approach grounded in historical sources and sanitary statistics. For readers studying the link between war and disease, this work offers an early systematic survey and retains documentary value. Beyond this, details of his life and academic background remain to be further verified.