Waterloo Remembered Day 6: Scratching the Surface
#WaterlooRemembered Day 6: Scratching the Surface - Waterloo Uncovered. In a poignant and humbling interview, I speak to archaeologist Dr Stuart Eve and UK armed forces veteran Ben Mead about the Waterloo Uncovered initiative. This brilliant charity aims to provide rehabilitation to veterans by involving them in archaeology digs on the battlefield. We talked about what had been discovered, the team morale on the dig, and how to support those struggling with their mental health. https://anchor.fm/the-napoleonicist/episodes/Waterloo-Remembered-Day-6-Scratching-the-Surface---Waterloo-Uncovered-ef7ml1
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I cannot remember the book - but I think it was about 1815, Pflugk - Harrtung - and it was a German unit - maybe it can be found in the Waterloo archives by Glover.
In my view Ed sees it too much with the view of the 21st century - early 19th century state of mind was different and it could differ between different nations as well as armies (conscript army versus professional army).
Also he sees it from the point of view of a tiny proportion of a soldiers of the Napoleonic time, a British professional regular soldier - the scope is again much greater and much more nuanced.
To asses PTSD - we would have to see how those soldiers did when leaving the army and see how they would cope in life.