#i was in le hospital for a no bueno weekend

[mister-eames]

sitting here thinking what made eames snap at arthur “your condensation AS ALWAYS is much appreciated arthur thank you” what’s the back story what’s the hidden angst I’m dying here

This, reeks to me of at least one significant incident in the past of one of them shooting down the others idea shall we say 'gently, with a chainsaw.'

Maybe their last job together, before the Fischer job. Arthur was having a bad day, you know, like a rare and real Bad Day. His brain was too loud, his back was in pain, he had a burgeoning migraine, their extractor had fucked off so now Arthur was trying to fill two roles, his mom is very sick, and he has calculations of her medical bills interfering with actual calculations for the job. You know when you're at peak stress? Like you have 18 things to cross off your list before you can even think about a food break, and you just don't have the time to consider taking a breath, or delegating the tasks, you just have tunnel vision, your blood sugar is low, you just need to get through this and you need a radius of silence around you? I think Eames got in the way of that. He was probably trying to help Arthur out and volunteered an idea for the job and was shot down gently, with a (metaphorical) chainsaw. Arthur probably felt bad for it by the time the job was done and paid Eames some pithy compliment like, 'you did good' and Eames, who has been subjected to a terse and surly Arthur for a week thinks the compliment isn't genuine, is forced, hence the 'condescension' remark. Eames shrugs it all off. He doesn't need Arthur to stroke his ego, he knows his worth. It'd just be nice, is all.

Also, this may sound weird, but I also think it's also a very cute kind of thing that they do. They pick something to attribute to one another and it almost becomes a game. "Your sarcasm, Arthur, as always, is much appreciated." "Your inane ramblings, Eames, is much appreciated, thank you." "Your lack of enthusiasm, is much appreciated." "Your tardiness--" 'Your stubornness" -- and perhaps it slowly, slowly it starts to get kinder. There's a few "Your resourcefulness is---" and "Your creativity is---" until, until.....

#i am so sorry it took me a hot minute to respond #i was in le hospital for a no bueno weekend #anyway #this was a thought provoking ask and it kept me distracted so thank you! #inception #arthur x eames #these two play word games all the time #they get worked up and do nasty things with each other over crosswords and scrabble and wordle nolan told me so #dont know why my brain went there but its canon now

[exploringthecatalogue-blog]

Advances in Drill Manuals, War Aviation, and Nursing Practices during War

Unfortunately this week will I will only have one post rather than my hopeful two. The Memorial Day weekend and a surprise trip to Prompt Care (I’m a-ok!!) put a wrench in my cataloguing hours. Without further ado:

Zanchi, Giovanni Battista de’ - Del modo di fortificar le citta - 1554

Pimentel, Luis Serrão - Methodo lusitanico de desenhar as fortificac, oens das praças regulares & irregulares, fortes de campanha e outras obras pertencentes a architectura militar - 1680

Blondel, Francoise - L’art de jetter les bombes - 1685

Hinde, Robert - The Discipline of the light-horse - 1778

Rush, Benjamin - Directions of preserving the health of soldiers - 1778

Robins, Benjamin - New principles of gunnery: containing the determination of the force of gunpowder, and an investigation of the difference in the resisting power of air to swift and slow motions - 1805

Great Britain - Abstract of Colonel Herries’s instructions for volunteer corps of cavalry, adapted to the use of the volunteer and militia cavalry of the United States - 1811

Great Britain - General regulations and officers - 1811

Smirke, Robert - Review of a battalion of infantry, including the eighteen manoevres, illustrated by a series of engraved diagrams - 1811

Smyth, Alexander - Regulations for the field exercise, manoeuvres, and conduct of the infantry of the United States - 1812

Duane, William - A Hand book for infantry - 1814

Buenos Aires - Bando ... Por Cuanto esta superioridad cree absolutamente necesario la formacion, arreglo, e instruccion del Regimiento de Infanteria del Orden, conocido antes por el de Imaginaria, para el sosten, defensa y seguridad de esta Provincia, y persuadido de que los individuos que lo componen llenaràn tan sagrado deber con la asistencia y applicacion à los ejercicios doctrinales - 1820

Reglamento para el ejercicio y maniobras de la infantería - 1821

U.S. War Department - Abstract of infantry tactics - 1830

Mexico - Instrucción para la infantería ligera del Ejercito mexicano - 1841

Nightingale, Florence - Notes on matters affecting the health, efficiency, and hospital administration of the British army, founded chiefly on the experience of the late war - 1858

Nightingale, Florence - A Contribution to the sanitary history of the British army during the late war with Russia - 1859

Hardee, William - Rifle and light infantry tactics - 1861

U.S. Provost Marshal General’s Bureau - Statistics, medical and anthropological, of the Provost-marshal-general’s bureau - 1875

Upton, Emory - Tactica de infanteria para una y para dos filas, adaptada á topografía americacna y á los rifles de última invención - 1883

Merritt, William Hamilton - Regimental standing orders of the Governor-general’s body guard - 1910

Graham-White, Claude - The Aeroplane in war - 1912

McCulloch, Champe Carter - The Scientific and administrative achievement of the medical corps of the United States army - 1917

Mitchell, William - Winged defense: the development and possibilities of modern air power - economic and military - 1925

Lawson, Cecil C. P. - A History of the uniforms of the British army - 1940-1941

Confederate States of America - Cavalry tactics; single rank formations and skirmish drill for mounted rifles - 1965

An item of note that crossed my path was WillIam Hardee’s A Hand Book for Infantry.

Image courtesy of By Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1327856

William J. Hardee was a Southern general in the American Civil War. He was regarded as a very brilliant tactician throughout the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Secretary of War Jefferson Davies requested that Hardee write the above-mentioned book (originally known as Hardee’s Tactics), and it promptly became the best-known drill manual for the Civil War. Another fun fact about William J. Hardee: it is said that he also designed the Hardee hat at this time, and iconic Civil War hat pictured below:

Image courtesy of By Hal Jespersen - Own work by the original uploader, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5629394

Another person of interest is Claude Graham-White and his work The Aeroplane in War.

Image courtesy of Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1242398

Claude Grahame-White was an English aviator who was inspired by Louis Blériot’s crossing of the English Channel. He competed in many flying competitions throughout his life, and became quite well-known for his skill in aviation. He was very active in the commercialization of flying, and a heavy promoter of using aviation in military applications before WWI.

And of course it wouldn’t do to leave off mention of Florence Nightingale and her two published works:  Notes on Matters Affecting the Health, Efficiency, and Hospital Administration of the British Army, Founded Chiefly on the Experience of the Late War (1858) and  A Contribution to the Sanitary History of the British Army during the Late War with Russia.

Image courtesy of By not listed - http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/cms/index.php/online-shop?page=shop.product_details&product_id=77, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11735491

Florence Nightingale was a nurse working during the Crimean War. She is largely regarded as one of the prominent figures of promoting health and safety in nursing practices, specifically in war zones. She was very popular and was considered a Victorian icon, and is still well-known today. There is speculation that she may have been played up by the media during the Crimean War, but regardless, she is still considered a very important figure in the modernization of nursing medicine. She penned many works describing her practices and medical knowledge, often written in plain English so as to be better understood by the common person.

References:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Hardee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Grahame-White

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale

#catalogue #cataloguing #Lilly Library #IU #Indiana University #internship #library #librarian #William Hardee #Claude Grahame-White #American Civil War #aviation #Florence Nightingale #nursing