There is a sci-fi sourcebook called ‘GURPS Ogre’ about an AI dominated future that follows a similar line of reasoning, I think OP might enjoy it, and pdfs can be found online.
I also think that the story of Napoleon’s conquest and the reasons for its’ success might also be informative to your thesis, as disease is not (at least as far as I know) nearly as much of a factor.
There is a sci-fi sourcebook called ‘GURPS Ogre’ about an AI dominated future that follows a similar line of reasoning, I think OP might enjoy it, and pdfs can be found online.
I also think that the story of Napoleon’s conquest and the reasons for its’ success might also be informative to your thesis, as disease is not (at least as far as I know) nearly as much of a factor.