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Originally Posted by PanzerBob
Ah Dysentery, having been there done that with the benefits of modern medicine to clear it up, it boggles my mind at the resolve the men can muster to be able to fight though that horrible affection throughout history without modern cures!!  
Bob out |
....and the thing is it was common in armies, it was in the Canadian army in Normandy and AFAIK all the rest too, but if it's mentioned at all it's usually a line or two and anyone whos had it or even something close to it knows just how that affects everything you do. Toss "people trying to kill you" into the mix and "living hell" only just scratches the surface.
But as I say.... it's usually something mentioned in histories, if it's even mentioned at all, as an off hand remark which I find interesting.
People who look for more "realism" in wargames don't usually consider that crapping your brains out in a trench filled with a foot of cold water during an artillery barrage qualifies.
....... and in the case of Agincourt nobody wants to dwell long on the thought of what it must have been like to be a knight , in full armour, with dysentry, fighting for his life.
Don