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BJMH, Vol 3, Issue 3
Volume 3, Issue 3 - EDITORIAL BJMH Vol 3 Issue 3 Welcome to issue 3 of our third volume. In this edition we take a closer look at the First World War at Sea. Working with the Journal for Maritime Research, this issue pulls together a number of papers from a conference put on by the Br
Read More4 June 2017
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Forthcoming Military History Conferences
I am again grateful to Dr Harold Raugh for sending me this list of military history conferences from June 2017. Military History Conferences from 1 June 2017 From Dr Raugh as at 1 June 2017: Greetings Fellow International Military History Colleagues, The International Commis
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Wellington’s Mules
An article by Dick Tennant about a fundamental aspect of logistics from ancient times and still very relevant in the Napoleonic period - and beyond.... Wellington's Mules Picture credit http://gibraltar-intro.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/1705-two-centuries-of-smuggling-la-cosa.html
Read More26 May 2017
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Saturday 21 October: Conference on the Lines of Torres Vedras
The BCMH and the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras (FLTV) are hosting a one day Conference on the Lines at the Cavalry & Guards Club, 127 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London. Announcement at FLTV website Furrther details and booking to be announced shortly.
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BJMH Vol 3 Issue 2
Welcome to the second issue of volume 3. BJMH Vol 3 Issue 2 We have a bumper start to 2017 with a range of papers that consider everything from the manipulation of public opinion in the 18th century following the Battle of Almenar to the role of junior Officer Training Centres in crea
Read More17 February 2017
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Fighting in the Falzarego Pass – War in the Dolomites by George Bailey
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
Read More14 February 2017
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Military Music of the Napoleonic Wars
This post relates to an ongoing project to recapture the military music of the Napoleonic Wars by Dick Tennant and others. Bate Military Music Ensemble Napoleonic Military Music Music of Wellington's Regiments CD Review Music of the Allies by Philip Haythornthwaite Bate Ensemble l
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Call for Papers ‘Russet-Coated Soldiers: A BCMH conference on the British Civil Wars’
The BCMH Summer Conference will be held at the National Civil War Centre, Newark, Nottinghamshire on 7, 8 and 9 July 2017. Call for Papers The deadline for submission of proposals is 31st March 2017. Details of how to register will follow by 28th February. Enquiries regarding the aca
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BCMH supports Operation REFLECT on the Somme
BCMH supported the British Army Staff Ride to the Somme in September 2016. The following links are from Staff Ride Services and linked websites. Unfortunately the British Army Battlefield Guide is a MOD publication and we understand that there are no plans to make it available to the
Read MoreInternational Commission for Military History – Prize for PhD Theses
The International Commission of Military History (ICMH) has instituted an award named as the “André Corvisier Prize for PhD theses on Military History”, after the distinguished French scholar who was for ten years President of ICMH and then President of Honour. Details of the p
Read MoreCall for Papers – BCMH Spring Conference: The Armies of 1917
The Armies of 1917 Conference at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), London, UK Saturday 1 April, 2017 CALL FOR PAPERS 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 f
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