Mark Bostridge

A brief period of rejoicing

A week of dancing and flag-waving saw a sharp rise in casualties of the flu pandemic, as jubilant crowds helped spread the infection

issue 10 November 2018

  • Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day 11 November 1918

    Guy Cuthbertson

    Yale, pp. 418

  • Fight to the Finish: The First World War Month by Month

    Allan Mallinson

    Bantam, pp. 418

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