Combat Trauma – A Not-So-New Phenomenon
Before the launch of Number 788 and conscious of the impacts of conflict and trauma especially those caused by war, and other military operations, your war diarists wanted to publish a column on combat trauma & PTSD.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dark Gothic Secrets of the 20th Century
Severe thunderstorm warning. In real life it is the sign that bad weather will come. In 20th century gothic tales it was the unpleasant atmosphere, an omen of something bad that is going to happen.
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Spy stocks? Vineyards and Wine Cellars in World War II and Cold War Europe – Editor’s Commentary for September
During the war years, an average wine cellar could easily become a spy stock.
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Image, Strength and Power: How Strong Was Ancient Egyptian Propaganda?
Propaganda is a psychological warfare. We all know that. It can be used for two reasons. First, to demoralize the enemy and second, to strengthen its own forces. The Ramesseum relief shows obviously that, in this case, the goal was the latter.
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The Dawn of the Special Purpose Units & the International Ranger Platoon
This was the dawn of the International Ranger Platoon that formed the embryo of the future Swedish Special Forces.
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