Survey of Military History PhDs Back in February this question was raised: On a more general point, is there any way of monitoring military history post-graduate and post-doctoral research at UK institutions? There may be occasions where their research is relevant to our work, which c

In the last Newsletter I reported that new member Santiago José de Castillo and colleagues were looking for a speaker on the First Afghan War: "I am contacting you because, as I mentioned to you during the New Researchers' Conference, I belong to a history students' association at the

The National Army Museum, the Western Front Association, and the British Commission for Military History invite you to the next instalment of their successful collaboration, a virtual conference, on the subject of the British Empire and Dominions at war, 1914-1919. The popular memory

Since his paper on the Battle of Zorndorf 1758 which he gave to the BCMH Summer Conference in 2013, Adam Storring is continuing his researches into the subject. His latest paper is: Subjective practices of war: The Prussian army and the Zorndorf campaign, 1758 The link to the synopsis

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

Having just returned from a Tour of the First Battle of the Marne I am writing a brief note about the works of the French soldier and historian, Michel Goya https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Goya . I am most grateful to Tim Gale (French Tanks of the Great War) https://www.waterston

Member Hugh Davie's interests particularly lie in the realm of logistics. See his blog https://www.hgwdavie.com/ One this occasion however, he has offered those of us encircled in the Covid Kessel an opportunity to examine an operation at the Battle of Kursk with particlar reference t

One of the plus points of the lockdown is that we perhaps have a little more time to read.  At present I am much enjoying Bob Lynam's Slim, Master of War: Burma and the Birth of Modern Warfare, 2005.  Any work on Slim will draw on his Defeat Into Victory and as I r

The Napoleonic Wars website and Forum   https://www.thenapoleonicwars.net/ Journal Romance, Revolution and Reform, Issue 1 published on 11 April 2019 If you have any questions about the Journal please contact rrr@soton.ac.uk  

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