Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool
Attendance at this event is FREE. However, places are limited and tickets must be booked in advance via the Booking Form. Final date for all bookings is Monday 14 November.
The Last Day of the Somme: a Bi-Centennial Reflection
Saturday, 19 November 2016
Programme
0930-1015: C.J. Esdaile, Univ. of Liverpool: ‘Some Thoughts on Context’
1015-1100: M. Stedman: ‘The Most Brutal of Days: Thiepval, 1 July 1916’
1100-1130: Coffee
1130-1215: J. Harris: ‘Douglas Haig and the Somme’
1215-1330: lunch (provided)
1330-1415: P. Knight (42 Brigade): ‘Liverpool Territorials and the Somme’
1415-1500: A. Cowan: ‘Muddy grave? The German Army at the End of 1916’
1500-1530: Coffee
1530-1615: S. Caslin-Bell, Univ. of Liverpool: ‘The Somme on Film’
1615-1700: Round Table
