La Grande Armée

 

fear, helplessness, horror

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] has two components: One is having been in an extremely stressful situation, and secondly, having reacted to it with an intense emotional response.

on war

"The comparison is hardly fair to hell."

"Obedience to orders is not always the right thing to do."
- Medal of Honor recipient Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer

Medieval battle records

The full profiles of 250,000 soldiers from 1369 to 1453 are now online:

http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/soldier/database/index.php

Image source here.