John M. Barry

John M. Barry is an American author and historian. “The Great Influenza” explores the 1918 influenza pandemic and the medical, political, and social responses to it.

Books by John M. Barry

The Great Influenza

John M. Barry

The Great Influenza is a history of the 1918 pandemic and the scientific transformation that preceded it. It asks how a modern medical system, a mobilized nation, and a fast-changing virus produced catastrophe—and what disciplined science, honest communication, and preparedness can learn from that failure.

11 chapters