I have been notified of Aspects of History, a new website and magazine dedicated to history and historical fiction which may be of interest to members. Aspects of History publishes and promotes established and new authors alike - and the site should be of interest
Dave Zabecki, editor of this new book on Pershing and his commanders has announced that it has just been published by Osprey. He points out that Carlo d'Este, the distinguished American military historian who contributed the chapter on Patton has just passed away. I attach a link to a
The RAF Museum seeks proposals from postgraduate students, early-career and established researchers for our annual Research Lecture Programme. Lectures will be hosted online and (if circumstances permit) at sites in London, Cosford, Wolverhampton and Lancaster. The Museum’s 2021 Resea
Royal Engineers Historical Society 2020 WEBINAR SERIES“Captain George Landmann RE in the Peninsular War “with Dr Mark S Thompson On Monday 21st December at 7:30pm UK time in the final of our 2020 series, Mark will present on this charismatic Sapper Officer. Often described as th
I have included a brief mention of this book because it will make a superb Christmas present for anyone who served in BAOR during the Cold War. John Russell gives us a detailed, exciting and beautifully mapped and photographed account of the battles fought by the British 2nd Army betw
This issue was published on 25 November 2020. http://bjmh.gold.ac.uk/issue/view/112 This download will take you to the complete issue whilst the URL above will enable you also to select individual articles and reviews. EDITORIALAlthough not our usual kind of ‘special issue’, this edit
A clutch of BCMH Members have been involved in Stephen Petty's book about the Peninsular War which is aimed at children. The late Sir Christopher Wallace inspired it, Stephen Petty has written it, Dick Tennant and Philip Haythornthwaite have assisted in various ways as, doubtless, hav
Report as at 17 November 2020 I am pleased to announce that the independent committee for the BCMH’s Student Covid Support Grant has now met. The committee consisted of Prof. Anne Curry, Dr Aimée Fox, and our own Prof Marco Wyss. In all we had eight applications, of which seven were a
Sir Michael Howard Centre Annual Lecture 2020 18 November, 18:00 - 20:00 The Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War at King’s College London invites you to the first Annual Lecture since the death of Sir Michael Howard. This year it is presented by Professor S
BCMH Member Patrick Crowley asks me to notify you of his latest book, a study of The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. All money raised goes to Regimental Benevolence. Order Form: Infantry Die Hards: The Anatomy Of A RegimentPatrick Crowley "The least spectacular arm of the Army,
Helion Conference at Derby Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 27 April 2019. The Proceedings of the Life in the Red Coat conference that BCMH co-sponsored in April 2019 are about to be published. As with all new Helion titles at present, there will be a new title discount for the fi
3rd December 2020 7pm (UK time) The Centre for War and Diplomacy at Lancaster University in association with Lancaster Military History Group invites you to our third research presentation of the 2020-21 Academic Year The event is free and will be online, pre-registration is