To introduce our speaker Richard Preston during his undergraduate work and got his ph. D. In english from Princeton University where he studied 19 century nonfiction writing and the author of nine books on a variety of topics including Infectious Disease and a childrens story and the author of many nonfiction pieces including a piece just last week entitled the old wars preston published the hot zone with the accidental outbreak and a colony of research monkeys and virginia in the 80s. The hot zone sold millions of copies and terrified millions of readers. For example, novelist stephen king said the first chapter is one of the most horrifying things i have ever read and then it gets worse. [laughter] i am also sure the hot zone inspired many readers to consider and pursue careers in epidemiology and Public Health with a fascination from what we know today. The most recent massive outbreak occurred for the first time in west africa put speeleven back on the bestseller list 20 years afte
This is the time frame of guns at the scene the movie for the germans at the time dominate the mediterranean. The british are operating on a shoestring level with the americans and they occupy several islands like barros, for instance, in the germans counterattack the parachute operation and they take over these islands and is quite interesting. Taylor infiltrates inside the islands, delivering critical supplies and also rescue the man. I say probably about 10 years researching the story, 10,000 documents. On the island of cms, taylor deliver supplies and coordinates of the archbishop is a British Intelligence agent. Theres an incredible story. This book is rich with characters, interesting tourist that are all unique in one of those people, for instance his sterling hayden, the hayden, detailer anoraks with. If youve ever seen dr. Strangelove, for instance, this is general jack ripper. Taylor in world war ii is an amazing individual. He changes his name to John Hamilton to sort of clo