Open AccessWAR GRAVES REGISTERS., MONUMENTS., HEADSTONES AND CROSSES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE WAR OF 1880-1881
Author(s) -
G.A. Chadwick
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/11-1-644
Subject(s) - military history , appeal , newspaper , spanish civil war , history , revolution in military affairs , modern warfare , romance , military theory , law , military operations other than war , political science , military science , media studies , literature , sociology , art
The study of warfare, military matters and battles has a great romantic appeal and in recent years has attracted a great deal of public interest. Evidence of this is seen in the growth of military museums or the military sections of museums, the large number of books on military matters which are published and the plethora of magazines, periodicals and newspapers dealing with almost every aspect of warfare and the history of war. Some of the most popular radio and TV programmes deal with war or military matters. Many societies confine themselves exclusively to military history, war models, war games, etc. Amongst the most popular excursions are those to battlefields. Many of the most popular novels of our time deal with war and the aftermath of war, while many teachers are using this growing interest to introduce their pupils to history