35027 - “Virgil! Quick Come See!” 1860s Woman Shouting WarPark - Civilians at War Is this young man thinking

Is this young man thinking of the recruiter who has been trying to entice him to take up arms to defend his homeland

32-year-old lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard set out for Rorke’s Drift with the news that Zulus had been spotted moving on the British camp at Isandlwana

The Australian Army is no exception

NOR024 Waffen-SS Panzer Grenadier Standing Firing

35027 - “Virgil! Quick Come See!” 1860s Woman Shouting WarPark - Civilians at War Is this young man thinkingVirgil! Quick Come See! 1860s Woman Shouting When the American Civil War commenced women had to step into the roles left open by husbands, brothers, and fathers answering the call to arms. With the husbands gone, often never to return, they had to plant and harvest crops, feed animals, and operate farm machinery along with their previous daily work of domestic and familial chores. Their daily uniform was a simple work dress worn without crinoline