Member Hugh Davie's interests particularly lie in the realm of logistics. See his blog https://www.hgwdavie.com/ One this occasion however, he has offered those of us encircled in the Covid Kessel an opportunity to examine an operation at the Battle of Kursk with particlar reference t

This is a comprehensive treatment of the subject by Dick Tennant looking at the cartography of French, Portuguese and British cartographers.   Maps in the Peninsular War   

An article by Dick Tennant about a fundamental aspect of logistics from ancient times and still very relevant in the Napoleonic period - and beyond.... Wellington's Mules     Picture credit http://gibraltar-intro.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/1705-two-centuries-of-smuggling-la-cosa.html

This Guide to Researching the French Army in the First World War is the first research guide published by the BCMH in order to help those seeking to navigate the voluminous archives of the Great War. We hope in time to add further guides to the armed forces of the Great War and, indee

Nick Evans, 'Raising the Territorial Force, 1899-1914', Autumn 2008 The variable performance of the existing auxiliary forces in South Africa and the increasingly threatening international situation focused attention on the need to reform the structure of British army reserves. This a

Charles Fair, 'The Changing Character of the London Territorial Force 1914-18: The case of the 19th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (St. Pancras)', Spring 2009 This rare study of a working class territorial battalion describes the factors influencing recruitment such

William Philpott explores the complex range of soldiers’ representations of the war, which were much more varied than suggested by the hitherto predominant narrative of disenchantment, disillusionment and tragedy. In fact there were ‘myriad attempts to find meaning’: the war remains a

George Bailey, ''Our youngest son': Eric Heaton, the Unrecognised Hero of Beaumont Hamel', Summer 2012 Frame-by-frame analysis of the iconic film ‘The Battle of the Somme’ and comparison with personal letters as well as official records enables identification of one of the casualties

Spyros Tsoutsoumpis, 'Morale, Ideology and the Barbarisation of Warfare during the Balkans War', Spring 2013 The Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 prefigured the First World War in their use of modern technology and military organisation. This study examines how the motivation of Greek soldier

Dan Todman, 'The First World War in History', Spring 2013 This is one of two keynote lectures at the BCMH conference ‘Re-engaging with the First World War’ held in Birmingham in November 2012. Dan Todman addresses developments in the cultural and social history of the war over the las