Susan Kingsley Kent is the author of The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919: a brief history with documents. 

The 1918 Flu Pandemic is the only historical event we have that's remotely comparable to what's going on today during the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Kent, a prolific author and professor at the University of Colorado gave us a truly global perspective on that moment in history and what elements of that story echo in today's.