The influenza virus has plagued the human race for some 12,000 years, but in 1918 the nature of viruses was not well understood.
There are multiple hypotheses as to how and where the 1918 strain evolved, but wherever it started, the conditions of the Great War allowed it to spread around the world.
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Fanfare
Opening Theme
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G
Composed in 1721 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Public domain.
Arranged and performed by Papalin. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing Theme
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Congratulations on getting through World War I. Those episodes alone could stand on its own as a very thorough and impressive history of The Great War.
Thanks!
*Stand on their own…caught the grammatical offense immediately after hitting “send.”
This is eerie to listen to given recent events…