01582cam a2200349 i 4500 434494746 TxAuBib 20200903120000.0 081120s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008050646 9780307394040 0307394042 TxAuBib rda Talty, Stephan. The illustrious dead : the terrifying story of how typhus killed Napoleon's greatest army / Stephan Talty. First edition. New York : Crown Publishers, [2009] ℗2009. 315 pages : maps, plans ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-301) and index. In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin. 20200903. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Military leadership. France Arm©♭e History Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Campaigns Russia. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Campaigns Health aspects Russia. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Campaigns Medical care Russia. Russia History, Military 1801-1917.