Summary

In Chapter 14, Barry indicates that the flu began spreading through American camps. The situation was not a concern because the cases were not severe. In April there were outbreaks in France. The British army began experiencing outbreaks in mid-April, after which the disease “exploded” (170). In June, the flu was introduced into England. Even though many men were sick, they all recovered. The only concern was the disease would undermine their ability to fight.

Because Spain was not involved in the war, the government was not censoring the press there. Accounts of sickness were publicized, especially when King Alphonse XIII became sick. The flu became known as the Spanish flu because the Spanish were recording accounts of the outbreaks. Still, the disease was not as severe as the cases in Haskell. Some doctors believed it was not even really the flu because it...