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Edward Bird, The Old Soldier's Story (Oil on canvas, 1808). Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

British redcoat’s memoir reveals harsh realities of disabled veteran life

15 Jan 2026

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who...

Patient being treated in a Kharkiv hospital during a 2015 military operation

Opinion: The challenges faced by doctors and nurses in conflict zones

15 Mar 2022

Professor Mark de Rond from Cambridge Judge Business School outlines some of the unique pressures faced by doctors and nurses in Ukraine, in this...

Military spending did not 'crowd out' welfare in Middle East prior to Arab Spring

24 Jul 2018

Findings dispute 'guns versus butter' narrative as a major factor behind the Arab Spring. Researchers caution against uncritically applying lessons...

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British redcoat’s memoir reveals harsh realities of disabled veteran life

Opinion: The challenges faced by doctors and nurses in conflict zones

Military spending did not 'crowd out' welfare in Middle East prior to Arab Spring

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