Organized and prolonged violent conflict between different nations, states, or different groups within a nation or state

World War I: the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) on active service. Oil painting by H.R. Mackey, ca. 1918.

Bone & fat bucket : save them for munitions / Domestic Savings Committee.

Franco-Prussian War: women carrying wounded soldiers to hospital at Ivanitza. Coloured wood engraving by A.H.

Rationing order, 1918 : instructions for the use of the New Ration Card. (N.86) / Ministry of Food.

1942-43 clothing book... : this book is number EP625035 / Board of Trade.

National ration book (B) / Ministry of Food.

1942-43 clothing book... : this book is number DG550500 / Board of Trade.

Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including an shipwreck, a mob by St Paul's Cathedral, people dying from Cholera [?], and Hibernia pleading with Britannia [?]. Coloured lithograph, [c.1872?].

War, disaster, famine, epidemics. If crisis strikes Medecins Sans Frontiers is first in, last out / Médecins sans frontières.

1 drawing : pen and ink ; image 35.4 x 45.2 cm

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

La dépêche médicale. No. 3, Le service de santé dans la guerre future après la bataille.

Crimean War: appalling conditions as seen in the interior of the Russian Hospital in Sebastopol. Wood engraving after E.A. Goodall, 1855.

1 print : engraving, with etching and watercolour ; platemark 48.8 x 61.8 cm

The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.

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War

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War, disaster, famine, epidemics. If crisis strikes Medecins Sans Frontiers is first in, last out / Médecins sans frontières.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

La dépêche médicale. No. 3, Le service de santé dans la guerre future après la bataille.

Crimean War: appalling conditions as seen in the interior of the Russian Hospital in Sebastopol. Wood engraving after E.A. Goodall, 1855.

The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.

War

Images from the collections

Images referencing War

Works from the collections

War, disaster, famine, epidemics. If crisis strikes Medecins Sans Frontiers is first in, last out / Médecins sans frontières.

A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

La dépêche médicale. No. 3, Le service de santé dans la guerre future après la bataille.

Crimean War: appalling conditions as seen in the interior of the Russian Hospital in Sebastopol. Wood engraving after E.A. Goodall, 1855.

The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.

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