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

A one day conference about the legacies of the Great War will be held at the National Army Museum on Saturday 6 July. “Ends and Beginnings: Legacies of the Great War” will explore aspects of the conflict following the Armistice on 11 November 1918.  Organised jointly by the British Co

A one day conference about the legacies of the Great War was held at the National Army Museum on Saturday 6 July. BCMH, Western Front Association (WFA) and the National Army Museum (NAM) had collaborated to launch it.    Justin Maciejeski, Director of the NAM, welcomed us to the Museu

This  is a remarkable project and website documenting the geographical distribution of UK citizens who died in the Great War. The map is here: A Street Near You When searching, insert the relevant postcode and then press the Enter key. Clicking on the search icon (the magnifying glass

Tickets are now running short.  If you wish to attend - BOOK NOW! The British Commission for Military History (BCMH) and the Western Front Association (WFA) are organizing a two day conference on the final campaigns of the First World War  to be held at the Army & Navy Club, (know

  Link to Programme    ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Association of Dress Historians (ADH) is delighted to present its annual International Conference of Dress Historians on Friday, 26 October 2018. The conference theme and title are: Dress and War: Clothing and Textiles at Home and Abro

Marking the 100 years since the end of World War One, Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One looks at how artists responded to the physical and psychological scars left on Europe. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/aftermath Art was used in many ways in the

The Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR) is a 'think-tank', established on behalf of the British Army, to help to strengthen the conceptual component of fighting power and to offer independent and objective views to inform future force development. It is design

The Armies of 1917 Conference at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), London, UK Saturday 1 April, 2017 Following on from the successful conference on Armies in 1914, held to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War, The British Commission for Military History (BC

This is an article by Dr George Bailey about mountain warfare in the Dolomites in the First World War.  The battlefields are now an area of interest for tourists and winter sportspeople. Fighting for the Falzarego Pass by Dr George Bailey