If you're one of those people who think all this military stuff on my blog is mad then read on - you might be right. I can't find anything on the web to back this up sadly as its too hard a subject to search for me so get in touch if you know anything about this phenomena but as far as I remember there was in the late 19th century a series of recognised maladies of the mind - including things like melancholy - and one of them was the mania for military glory - something that struck a chord with me as possibly having some merit. It explains a lot.
