Ronnie Shephard’s career in operational research stretched from the Second World War to the 1990s. During this time he worked for many different government, corporate, and educational institutions, from the wartime Army Operational Research Group to the Royal Military College of Science to subsidiaries of BAE Systems. A great deal of Shephard’s work was designed […]

To this day, German Panzers of the Second World War enjoy a fearsome reputation and enduring mythology. Much of this has to do with notions of the perceived superiority of German armour over British and American tanks, ideas that took root during post-war military and historical collaboration between the Western Allies and the former Wehrmacht […]

During the Second World War, many aircrew fell victim to what medical personnel termed ‘flying neurosis,’ a psychological/emotional reaction to stress analogous to ‘battle exhaustion’ suffered by ground troops. Today, this is referred to as an Operational Stress Injury (OSI). In 1945, the Operational Research Section of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces issued A Statistical Analysis […]

Starting with this entry, the LMH Archive will begin publishing a series of blog posts featuring select items from our holdings. This item is from the Ronnie Shephard Fonds. By Matt Baker In ground combat, the outcome of battle often depends on some of the most banal and unglamorous tools: the infantryman’s weapons and equipment. […]