Students of the Normandy Campaign may be interested in Dr Seb Ritchie's latest researches into Operation Goodwood. His lecture to the Royal Artillery Historical Society (RAHS) given on 28 April 2021 may be accessed on YouTube at this link Dr Seb Ritchie – The Guns of Cagny 1944 – YouTube
Starting from research by the late Ian Daglish using the archive of air photographs at Keele (now at Edinburgh) Dr Ritchie described the local geography and environment and then used contemporary air photographs to locate the German battery firing points and their targets, dispelling many myths that have built up over the years over the actions of the British (Gen Pip Roberts) and German (Maj Hans von Luck) commanders. He also gave us an interesting insight into the limitations on the use of heavy bombers to support the operation.
BACK CATALOGUE OF RAHS WEBINAR RECORDINGS ON YOU TUBE
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Ser | Date | Subject | Lecturer | YouTube Link |
1 | 28-Jul-20 | Battle of Tugela Heights, Boer War 1900 | Dr Spencer Jones | https://youtu.be/zh3KyFzqZRY |
2 | 30-Sep-20 | NW Europe and Crossing the Rhine 1944/45 | Prof John Buckley | https://youtu.be/_B1gHUe2Czc |
3 | 30-Sep-20 | Napoleon’s Russia Campaign 1812 | Mr Alan Rooney | https://youtu.be/Ey_9re7HxII |
4 | 28-Oct-20 | The Gunners of 1914 | Dr Spencer Jones | https://youtu.be/7CDh8DMieqo |
5 | 19-Nov-20 | The North African Campaign and Alamein | Prof Peter Caddick-Adams | Shrapnel Lectures 2020 El Alamein Peter Caddick Adams - YouTube |
6 | 19-Nov-20 | The Battle of Knightsbridge 1942 | Lt Col Ian Oldershaw and Maj Richard King | Shrapnel Lectures 2020 South Notts Hussars Knightsbridge - YouTube |
7 | 20-Nov-20 | The Korean War 1950-53 | Lt Col Peter Thompson | Shrapnel Lectures 2020 Korea Peter Thompson - YouTube |
8 | 20-Nov-20 | 170 Imjin Battery's Korean War | WO2 Lee Wilson, 170 Bty | Shrapnel Lectures 2020 Imjin Lee Wilson - YouTube |
9 | 01-Dec-20 | Artillery Conquers Infantry Occupies, 3rd Ypres, 1917 | Lt Col Simon Shephard | RAHS Webinar #5 Artillery Conquers, Infantry Occupies Simon Shephard - YouTube |
10 | 15-Dec-20 | The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809/10 | Dr Mark Thornton | https://youtu.be/TBqJXw9EItY |
11 | 28 Jan 21 | Toothless Tigers: Royal Artillery problems in 1915 | Dr Spencer Jones | Toothless_Tigers_Dr_Spencer_Jones |
12 | 24-Feb-21 | Transformation of the Prussian Artillery 1860-1871. | Col Michael Phillips | Colonel_Michael_Phillipps_Transformation_of_Prussian_Artillery_1860-1871_Wed_24_Feb_21 |
13 | 25-Mar-21 | ‘Project Babylon’: Dr Gerald Bull & the Iraqi Supergun 1988-90 | Mr Phil Magrath | RAHS_Webinar_Phil_Magrath_Supergun_Thu_25_Mar_21 |
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