Stories
- In pictures
How an animation educated the army
In a 1940s cartoon intended to persuade US troops to take malaria medication, the makers pitted a clodhopping soldier against a wily mosquito. If only Private SNAFU had followed the government’s advice.
- Article
The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
- Article
Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
- Article
Lustmord and the three perspectives of murder
Artist Jenny Holzer's work shines a light on the three perspectives of sexual murder: the victim, the perpetrator and the observer.
Catalogue
- Books
Armies of pestilence : the effects of pandemics on history / R.S. Bray.
Bray, R. S.Date: [1996], ©1996- Pictures
Armies fighting on a mountain path by a stream. Colour woodcut by Sadahide, 1864.
Utagawa, Sadahide, 1807-1873.Date: Month 7, 1864Reference: 36317i- Archives and manuscripts
"Armies exist to go to war - not to hospital", Health Notes from the Office of the Surgeon AFHQ
Date: c.1944Reference: GC/200/D/1/9Part of: Chalke, Dr Herbert Davies (1897-1979)- Archives and manuscripts
"Armies exist to go to war - not to hospital", Health Notes from the Office of the Surgeon AFHQ
Date: c.1944Reference: GC/200/B/7/1Part of: Chalke, Dr Herbert Davies (1897-1979)- Journals
- Online
Perfect Account of the Daily Intelligence from the Armies