The invisible war
Subtitle: a tale on two scales
By: created by Briony Barr & Gregory Crocetti ; written by Ailsa Wild, in collaboration with Jeremy Barr ; illustrated by Ben Hutchings
Publisher: Scale Free Network
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Collingwood, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
ISBN-13: 9780992587253; 9780992587246
Subjects: Intestines; Microbiology; Fiction; Human body; World War, 1914-1918; Campaigns; Comic books, strips; Military Nursing; World War I; Bacillary Dysentery; Shigella flexneri; Military campaigns; World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01180746
Description: An illustrated science-history graphic novel exploring parallel experiences during WWI. The story takes place on two different physical scales - the macro-scale, from the point of view of a Victorian nurse supporting troops in the trenches of the Western Front - and simultaneously on the micro-level, from the point of view of the gut microbes which fight to keep her body alive when she contracts dysentery. This fictional story is based on accurate scientific and historical facts, in consultation with academic experts from Australia, France, UK and the USA.