Silent Enemy: Canada and the Deadly Flu of 1918

by Eileen Pettigrew

153 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[L Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I struggled through this book and want to mark it two different ways. 5 Stars for the incredible stories brought to life by this author! The details of each person's life and the tales of the communities in the 1918-19s; I love history... but it was so tormentingly sad! Is that even a word?! Just heartbreaking to read of the thousands and thousands of deaths and only a scant few that survived this vicious flu. Just when WW1 was over and our soldiers returned home to celebrate but then contracted this deadly virus and died...

Why am I reading this you ask? I'm researching for a Library display for November and the 122st Muskoka Battalion and fell into some fascinating reading materials along the way! We've come a long way Canada!!

I'll give you 5 Stars!

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I seem to have a fascination with the Spanish flu, perhaps because I suspect that some of my maternal relatives died from it. And yet there were no stories, I didn't learn about it in school...It was a devistating epidemic that had seemingly been wiped from our collective memory until a more recent resurgence of interest. This "older" book was especially interesting for the experiences and memories of the people impacted.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great part of World History