The rare 19th-century first editions may constitute the most conservative partof the collection, but many of the items from that period are remarkable.
Since then Nato has used its defensive role to justify a more proactive approach to "out of area" activities - arguing that instability in any partof Europe would constitute a threat to its members.
Previously, adultery could count as provocation, but under the new loss of control defence, sexual infidelity - "real or imagined" - on the partof the victim does not constitute sufficient grounds for reducing murder to manslaughter, the ministry said.