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Endnotes explained
The endnotes provide a brief note acknowledging that the depiction of the influenza outbreak on troop transports in the narrative is historically anticipated by several months.
What happens
The endnotes provide a brief note acknowledging that the depiction of the influenza outbreak on troop transports in the narrative is historically anticipated by several months.
Key passages
“The actual outbreak of influenza on transports carrying United States troops is here anticipated by several months.”
The story places the flu outbreak on American troop ships earlier than it historically occurred.
Author's note on historical timing of influenza events.