In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin
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ISBN:0307394042
ISBN:9780307394040
Physical Description:315 pages : maps, plans ; 25 cm print
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-301) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Incarnate -- A portable metropolis -- Drumbeat -- Crossing -- Pursuit -- Smolensk -- The sound of flames -- Smoke -- At Borodino -- Clash -- The Hospital -- The last city -- Decision -- Two roads -- Graveyard trees.
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