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Moore’s biographers seem unable or unwilling to grasp the idea that he actually enjoyed his time as a soldier in the 15th Battalion, The London Regiment. In this lecture John Lee explores Moore’s time in the army and the bonds of friendship made there and argues that if you understand

The British Army and the End of the First World War by Jonathan Boff Wednesday 1st May 2019 The Talk Dr Jonathan Boff will discuss the transformation undergone by the British army during the First World War and the role it played in the defeat of Germany. This talk is free and open to

Gerda Henkel of the Research Center of the Historial de la Grande Guerre Scholarship The International Research Center of the Historial de la Grande Guerre  awards research grants annually to students who are currently engaged in research for a Ph.D on the First World War or a subject

BCMH Member Alexander Clarke at Kings College London is organising a Conference on the Falklands on 25 / 26 April 2019. Deadline for the Call for Papers is 22nd Feb 2019. Details are at the links below: Falklands Conference website   Call for Papers          Image copyr

Institute of Historical Research Military History Seminar The Institute of Historical Research military history seminar has been running since the 1950s as a public seminar showcasing the work of established and upcoming historians. It is a forum in which scholars can present their id

The BCMH’s  ‘War & Peace in the Age of Napoleon’ Conference will be taking place at King’s College, London, on Saturday 14th September 2019. Keynote speakers include Edward Coss and Catriona Kennedy. A Call for Papers is issued here, and the organisers are considering expanding th

The Victorian Military Society (VMS) will be holding another of its popular one-day seminars on Saturday 23rd March 2019 at the Civil Service Club, Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HJ. The theme will be "The Anglo-Zulu War 1879." Speakers will include Ian Knight, Prof Ian

Helion Conferences 2019 Members may be interested in a number of Conferences to be run by Helion Publishing in 2019 and with whom the BCMH is collaborating. Helion are organising another Conference in their From Reason to Revolution series which will take place on 27 April 2019 at Der

National Army Museum events Spring 2019  

ICMG19 – The 13th International Conference on Military Geosciences, Padova (Italy), 24 – 28 June 2019 ICMG Conference website Conference Theme: Peace Follows War: Geosciences, Territorial Impacts And Post-conflict Reconstruction The Conference will be held between Monday 24 June and F

Please see the latest Women in War Newsletters for Summer 2018 and Autumn 2018.   No.21  Summer 2018      No.22  Autumn 2018      Report of the Western Approaches Tactical Unit wargame reported in No.22: WATU wargame report

The Merriman  prize is awarded for an outstanding undergraduate essay on any topic in the fields of international and/or military history from the ancient world to the present day. Offered by the Department of History at Lancaster University, it is open to current undergraduates at an