Peter Furtado is the former editor of History Today. His publications include the Sunday Times bestselling Histories of Nations, as well as Revolutions: How They Changed History and What They Mean Today and Great Cities Through Travellers' Eyes.
'Insightful, moving and empathetic' - BBC History Magazine 'Fascinating... Through tracing the social, political and public-health responses evoked by disease-related disasters across the globe, readers can empathise with individuals separated by centuries and oceans... resonates strongly in today's world' - Minerva