Greatest killer of the 20th century? The ’flu pandemic of 1918–19




History Ireland Show show

Summary: Recorded on Friday, 27 APRIL 2018 at 7pm Venue: @ CAFE Readers’ and Writers’ Festival, Cobh Library, Co. Cork The twentieth century was the century of mass death and yet, contrary to popular perception, the greatest killer of all time was neither Hitler nor Stalin, but was an illness often mistakenly associated with the common cold—epidemic … Continue reading Greatest killer of the 20th century? The ’flu pandemic of 1918–19 →