"War Epidemics examines the historical occurrence and geographical spread of infectious diseases in association with past wars. It addresses an intrinsically geographical question: how are the spatial dynamics of epidemics influenced by military operations and the directives of war? The term historical geography in the title indicates the authors' primary concern with qualitative analyses of archival source materials over a 150-year time period from 1850, and this is combined with quantitative analyses less frequently associated with historical studies."--Jacket.

Wars and war epidemics --Epidemics in early wars -- Mortality and morbidity in modern wars, I : civil populations -- Mortality and morbidity in modern wars, II : military populations -- Mortality and morbidity in modern wars, III : displaced populations -- Tracking epidemics -- Pan America : military mobilization and disease in the United States -- Europe : camp epidemics -- Asia and the Far East : emerging and re-emerging diseases -- Africa : soldiers, sexually transmitted diseases, and war -- Oceania : war epidemics in South Pacific Islands -- Further regional studies -- War and disease : recent trends and future threats.