Feb 20, 2016 | BJMH, BJMH Extract, BJMH Paper, WW1 Centenary
Volume 2, Issue 2 – EDITORIAL ‘A pretty deplorable piece of work’ So said Michael Howard in his review of Alan Clark’s The Donkeys way back in 1961. Since then, of course, revisionist histories of the First World War have become the mainstream, shaping the work...
Nov 30, 2015 | BJMH Paper, Reports, WW1 Centenary
Richard S. Grayson, ‘Ireland’s New Memory of the First World War: Forgotten Aspects of the Battle of Messines, June 1917’, British Journal for Military History, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2014) The narrative of the 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) divisions fighting...
Nov 30, 2015 | BJMH Paper, Reports, WW1 Centenary
Spencer Jones, ‘‘Shooting Power’: A Study of the Effectiveness of Boer and British Rifle Fire, 1899–1914’, British Journal for Military History, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2014) The effectiveness of Boer rifle fire had a significant legacy on the development of British musketry...
Nov 30, 2015 | BJMH Paper, Reports, WW1 Centenary
Gary Sheffield, ‘A Once in a Century Opportunity? Some Personal Reflections on the Centenary of the First World War’, British Journal for Military History, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2014) In this article Gary Sheffield sets out his opinions on the current commemoration plans and...
