Prof Dónal Hassett In October 1948, the leader of the Federation of Veterans of French West Africa, Pape Seck Douta, wrote to the Governor General of France’s West African colonies to complain abou…

Historical stories found down rabbit holes whilst researching the lesser-explored parts of the Second World War.

During the Civil War, the utility and widespread availability of opium and morphine made opiates essential to wartime medicine. After the war ended, thousand...

A one-day workshop/symposium on 14 January 2027 at the National Maritime Museum, focusing on the disciplinary crossroads between medical, social, and maritime history

YouTube video by WW2TV

This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of the military welfare history ‘perspective,' a vital yet often overlooked aspect of welfare studies.

Since 2025, Paula Bronstein has been photographing wounded Ukrainian servicemen as they learn to live with the loss of sight, hearing and limbs

Explores the minute interactions between military servicemen and medical caregivers during World War I to tell a broader story about race, colonialism, labor, and global health.  Disabled Empire exami...

Last month, we talked about shipboard lavatories as part of our regular “Health at Sea in the Age of Sail” features. This month, we continue that theme by considering a very common affliction that cau...

Join us for a free online talk by Dr Manon C. Williams