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On 3 August 1914, the eve of the declaration of war, The Times wrote: `The great catastrophe has come upon Europe'. And so it had. Using records and letters from the Museum's archives, Karolyn Shindler chronicles both the impact of the war on museum life and the surprising and significant role its employees played in the war effort.

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'Can the Natural History Museum provide 1915 propaganda chief John Buchan with an image of a kraken, to help annoy the Kaiser’s sailors? What insects are spoiling army biscuits on the Western Front? Wither leeches to heal the wounds at Ypres? Karolyn Shindler’s 'A Museum at War', a quirky wartime diary, as from the boffins of Cromwell Road, is a treasure house of oddities.' New Statesman 'Brilliant... a fascinating insight into the role of the Museum in the Great War, ranging from the campaign against trench foot to the development of camouflage - a true museum piece of a book!' Martin Bell

A Museum at War

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      Publisher The Natural History Museum
      Published 4 October 2018
      ISBN-13 9780565094614
      978-0565094614
      ISBN-10 0565094610
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      Published diaries, letters and journals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      On 3 August 1914, the eve of the declaration of war, The Times wrote: `The great catastrophe has come upon Europe'. And so it had. Using records and letters from the Museum's archives, Karolyn Shindler chronicles both the impact of the war on museum life and the surprising and significant role its employees played in the war effort.

      Trade Review
      'Can the Natural History Museum provide 1915 propaganda chief John Buchan with an image of a kraken, to help annoy the Kaiser’s sailors? What insects are spoiling army biscuits on the Western Front? Wither leeches to heal the wounds at Ypres? Karolyn Shindler’s 'A Museum at War', a quirky wartime diary, as from the boffins of Cromwell Road, is a treasure house of oddities.' New Statesman 'Brilliant... a fascinating insight into the role of the Museum in the Great War, ranging from the campaign against trench foot to the development of camouflage - a true museum piece of a book!' Martin Bell

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