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The British Commission for Military History was founded in 1965 as the national branch of the International Commission for Military History. It serves as a forum for the discussion and promotion of military history in the broadest sense, without restriction as to period or region.

The Commission is at the forefront of academic debate over many aspects of military history including the centenary of the First World War. Through the British Journal for Military History, a pioneering Open Access, peer-reviewed journal and regular conferences, the BCMH delivers high quality scholarship in military history to an audience beyond academia.

Details of our Forthcoming Events can be found on our Events page

The British Commission for Military History also maintains an active social media presence and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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A Street Near You

This  is a remarkable project and website documenting the geographical distribution of UK citizens who died in the Great
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31 March 2019
by Grainger, Andy
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CWGC, Death, Family, First World War, Local, Memorial, Research Tool, Social, Women, WW1

Defence Research Network

What is the Defence Research Network? The Defence Research Network (DRN) is for PhD and early career researchers studyin
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7 March 2019
by Grainger, Andy
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Defence, Governmennt, Research, Veterans

IJMH Early Career Prize 2019

Deadline: 30 September 2019 The IJMH Early-Career Paper Prize 2019 by the International Journal of Military History and
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5 March 2019
by Grainger, Andy
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ICMH, International, Prize

Salisbury Military History Society

Instituted by member Alan Rooney, those of you who are local to Salisbury may be interested in the Society's monthly pro
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5 March 2019
by Grainger, Andy
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Salisbury

Henry Moore as Tommy Atkins, Talk by John Lee, 19 March 2019 Wallace Collection

Moore’s biographers seem unable or unwilling to grasp the idea that he actually enjoyed his time as a soldier in the 15t
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19 February 2019
by Grainger, Andy
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armour, Art, First World War, Helmet, Moore, Sculpture

SAHR Lecture – The British Army and the End of the First World War by Jonathan Boff

The British Army and the End of the First World War by Jonathan Boff Wednesday 1st May 2019 The Talk Dr Jonathan Boff wi
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31 January 2019
by Grainger, Andy
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1918, British Army, First World War
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Our Journal

The British Journal for Military History is a pioneering Open Access, peer-reviewed journal that brings high quality scholarship in military history to an audience beyond academia.

"The birth of the British Journal for Military History will be as welcome as it is long overdue.

The past few decades have seen the appearance of a new generation of military historians. Some have been serving or retired members of the Armed Forces; some academics or aspiring academics; and some - most welcome of all – amateurs who write for the sheer love of it. The continuing demand for their work is evidenced in every major bookshop, where ‘Military History’ shelves often take up as much space as does mere ‘History’. Even those whose primary interest is not military history as such now realise that a knowledge of the subject is necessary if they are to understand the past, to say nothing of the present. Military history is now too important to be left to the military historians.

For the past few years military historians have been able to communicate with each another at the annual meetings of the British Commission for Military History and through its publication Mars and Clio. Now the BJMH will make their work available to a far wider readership and should attract an increasing number of contributors. It will be not only British, and not only military historians who will wish it well."

Professor Sir Michael Howard

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BCMH Upcoming Events

  1. Three Minute Military Thesis (TMMT) 24th March 2021

    24 March @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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