Forthcoming Military History Conferences/Lectures

Centre for Modern Conflict, via email-

"'The Irish at War - and some of their Historians'

Professor Tom Bartlett, 5pm, Friday 31 May, Meadows Lecture Theatre
Professor Tom Bartlett, Professor of Irish History, University of Aberdeen, will give the annual Arbuthnott lecture in the Meadows Lecture Theatre, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, 5pm, Friday 31 May.
The professor, author of ‘Ireland A History’ (Cambridge University Press 2011), will speak about ‘The Irish at War - and some of their Historians’.
All welcome
The Arbuthnott lecture is designed to promote the better understanding of Ireland and various complex relationships which link Ireland and the UK. It is named after Justin Arbuthnott, a University of Edinburgh student who tragically died in Ireland in July 1989.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/history-classics-archaeology/news-events/news/arbuthnott-lecture "

 

Roll, Alabama, Roll: Liverpool and the American Civil War​

The Paddy Griffith Memorial Lecture​

MMHS June 2013 Talk


Our next talk takes place on Tuesday 11th June 2013.

Mark Hone, Head of History & Politics at Bury Grammar School tells this fascinating story as the 2013 Paddy Griffith Memorial Lecture.


For more information click here.

 

Via FB-
"Post-Conflict, Cultural Heritage and Regional Development – Conference Announcement Venue: Wageningen, Netherlands Dates: 9th – 11th October 2013
Conflicts sometimes lead to violent encounters that result in casualties and damage to
infrastructure, housing and the environment. Often, traumatic experiences brought about by these become the subject of commemorations that contribute to places linked to them gaining material, social and/or symbolic significance, within the locality, country or even regionally.

This is particularly true when residents and policymakers actively implement initiatives to embrace them as part of collective memory, pedagogy and/or as local heritage attractions for domestic and international visitors. Every year thousands, sometimes millions, of people visit places like Auschwitz, Ground Zero, Hiroshima, Choeung Ek and Gettysburg. Wageningen, marked as the City of Liberation, and the setting for this international conference, also attracts more than 120,000 visitors annually as part of national commemoration and liberation festivals in the Netherlands. These are testament to the popularity of these sites although they too can at
times be plagued with criticisms and controversy, pertaining to issues like commercialization, sustainability, multiple interpretations of history and so on.

The Liberation Day Committee 1945 Wageningen (as member of the European Network of Places of Peace), Wageningen University and Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, are organizing an international conference, on the overarching theme of postconflict, cultural heritage and regional development. This conference seeks to further our understanding of the perceptions, processes and problems that are related to some of these places of former conflicts that have, over time, been transformed into key sites for memory, education and consumption, or even commodification. The multidisciplinary conference considers the social, political, economic and developmental dimensions as well as potential of such places alongside highlighting issues associated with the establishment of such heritage sites. It also explores how these sites may be developed as ‘peace institutions’ that aim to
encourage the prevention of future conflicts. Please see www.peaceconference.org
for more information about how to register."

 

Via email-
[SIZE=18pt]"The 2nd Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]University of Liverpool, 10-12 October 2013[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Email: conflict@liv.ac.uk[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]www.liverpoolconflcit2013.wordpress.com[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The Department of Archaeology at the University in Liverpool will host a three-day conference presenting postgraduate research in conflict archaeology. This conference will provide a lively forum to present, discuss and discover the latest research in conflict archaeology. As conflict archaeology becomes an increasingly popular discipline in both academic and public circles, the opportunity to facilitate research interaction becomes ever more important.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Following on from the first conference at the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, Glasgow, in 2011, this meeting at the University of Liverpool will provide a friendly arena for postgraduates to present their work and network with fellow researchers.[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]The conference invites submissions from any period of the past and in all aspects of conflict archaeology, in topics including but not limited to:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]*** Methodological Approaches to Sites and Themes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]*** Landscapes of Conflict[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]*** Weaponry studies[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]*** Post-Battle Processes[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]*** Maritime Conflict[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]*** Archaeology of Resistance[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]*** Memorialisation and Remembrance[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]*** Experimental and Re-enactment Archaeology[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]*** Heritage Management of Conflict Sites[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]Papers are expected to be 20 minutes long. We also extend an invitation to postgraduates in the early stages of research to submit proposals for 10-minute paper presentations introducing their initial research basis and/or methodology. Please send an abstract of 250-300 words to [/SIZE]conflict@liv.ac.uk[SIZE=12pt] by 30[/SIZE]th[SIZE=12pt] June 2013.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]A1 and A0 poster presentations are also invited.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]For further details, please contact Jo Ball, Peter Norris, or Samantha Cook[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]c/o Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]12 Abercromby Square[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]University of Liverpool[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Liverpool L69 7WZ"[/SIZE]

 

MANCHESTER MILITARY HISTORY SOCIETY​

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Reminder of our July 2013 Talk

Battlefield Visits - From Planning to Boots on the Ground​

The Ian Daglish Memorial Lecture​

Don't forget our next talk takes place on Tuesday 9th July 2013.

Colin Foster (www.menintheshed.com) & David Mabbutt (www.forgottenfootprints.com) will provide some fascinating stories and useful pointers for anyone considering a battlefield visit.

For more information click here.

We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

 

Via FB, Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow-

"Military History and Conflict Archaeology as Therapy?
A Workshop for Historians, Archaeologists, War Veterans and Mental Health Professionals
Kings College London
10 July 2013

This workshop will bring together groups and individuals, within and outside academia, currently collaborating, or planning to collaborate, with war veterans and serving military personnel in the associated fields of military history and conflict archaeology. The initial impetus for the meeting came from conversations between Dr Tony Pollard (University of Glasgow), conflict archaeologist and historian currently developing an archaeological survey of the remains of the 1982 Falklands War, a project which he hopes will actively involve veterans, and Dr Andrew Wiest (University of Southern Mississippi), historian of the Vietnam War with a long track record of integrating veterans within his research and teaching programmes.

Not surprisingly, both parties agreed that veterans, through their personal experiences, have much to offer historians and archaeologists researching the conflicts in which they fought, but it was also recognised, and this is something that Wiest’s work has highlighted, that engaging veterans in research and education, in the library/archives, the class room and most profoundly on the ground upon which they fought, has the potential not only to benefit our understanding of conflict but also to go some small way to overcoming battlefield trauma, a condition generally referred to as PTSD. This has certainly been the experience to come out of Operation Nightingale, a pioneering British project which has brought archaeologists and wounded service personnel together on a range of archaeological excavations, and although Nightingale’s remit is not specifically built around conflict archaeology or re-uniting veterans with their fields of battle it has certainly demonstrated the therapeutic benefits of archaeological practice.

It is however also recognised that unless properly managed and provided with appropriate expert psychological support this experience, particularly when it involves a return to the battlefield, albeit intended as therapy, might well have a detrimental rather than positive effect. Given the potential benefits and pitfalls of such initiatives, and the recognition of the growing numbers of PTSD sufferers among veterans and serving personal (returning from service in theatres such as Afghanistan), the decision was made to invite a small group of those with experience as historians/archaeologists, veterans and psychologists to share experiences and explore ways in which such collaborations can make the experience a safe and rewarding one for all those involved.

Progamme

10.00 – 10.15 Introduction
10.15 -11.00 Dr Andrew Wiest (University of Southern Mississippi)
Vietnam in the Classroom: Integrating PTSD Veterans into the Learning Environment
11.00 – 11.45 Dr Tony Pollard (Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow)
The Archaeology of the Falklands War: A suitable case for treatment?
11.45 – 12.15 Discussion
12.15 -1.15 Lunch
1.15 – 1.45 Jon Cooksey & Nick Rose (JC - Military historian & battlefield guide, NR - ex 2 Para, VC Trust)
Going over old ground: Veterans, battlefields and the writing of military history
1.45 - 2.15 Dr Kevin Harris (ex Royal Marines, 45 Cdo)
Falklands Aftermath: My war 31 years later (TBC)
2.15 – 3.00 Discussion & Coffee
3.00 – 3.30 Dr Richard Osgood (Archaeologist, Defence Estates)
Operation Nightingale: Archaeology for Recovering Military personnel
3.30 – 4.00 Rowan Kendrick (ex 5th Rifles)
Working with Operation Nightingale: A soldier’s perspective
4.00 - 4.30 Discussion and Close"

 

"Call for Papers: Newspapers, war and society

For a conference to be held 29 April – 1 May 2014 at Gregynog Hall, Wales, UK.
This conference will explore the relationship between newspapers and society during times of war. It is organised by the Leverhulme Trust funded British Press in World War Two project and the Centre for Media History, Aberystwyth University. The conference will have an international perspective, and focus on the importance of newspapers as objects of historical enquiry in their social contexts.
Newspapers have a fundamental role in societies at war. They relay the experience of war, provide a means for the state to communicate to the population directly, and serve to entertain readers. However, little attention has been paid to the dynamics of their production, circulation and reception during wartime and how the wider context of war affects those processes. In what ways does the circuit of communication between the press and its readers change during wartime? How is newspaper content altered as a result of wartime restrictions? How is news sourced? How do newspapers balance their commercial interests and the purpose of informing readers, using restricted resources? How do newspapers interact with the wider culture of wartime societies?
The conference also invites papers that address methodological issues relating to the use of newspapers in historical inquiry. Historical studies of wartime home fronts have tended to forgo the complexity of newspapers and use them illustratively, rather than systemically examining their content. We therefore welcome papers that critically engage with the newspaper as an historical object. Approaches might include quantitative and qualitative studies of content, or analysis of how newspapers were read and understood by their audiences.
We welcome proposals from a range of geographical and methodological backgrounds. Whilst the conference will be weighted towards the period 1914-1945, we also invite contributions which approach the theme from wider chronological perspectives. Abstracts of around 200 words for papers of between 20 to 25 minutes duration should be sent by close of business on 31 July 2013 to cmhstaff@aber.ac.uk.
This conference is jointly organised by the Centre For Media History, Aberystwyth University, and the journal Media History, with the financial support of the Leverhulme Trust. It is held at the historic University of Wales conference centre Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, Powys, Wales. Additional enquiries can be directed to one or more of the following: Dr Sian Nicholas, Professor Tom O’Malley or Dr Marc Wiggam"


http://mediahistoryaber.wordpress.com/events/conferences/call-for-papers-newspapers-war-and-society/

 

"Comics & Conflicts is a two day event held at the Imperial War Museum in London, comprising of an academic conference on Friday 19 August and an activities day giving you the chance to meet comic artists on Saturday 20 August. The conference and artist events are only suitable for ages 16+ (unless otherwise stated) and all children under the age of 18 must attend with a supervising adult. To book tickets online for the conference and all the separate artist events, please visit the Imperial War Museum’s site.
Where: Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
When: August 19 to August 20, 2011

Comics & Conflicts Conference
A conference exploring the ways in which comics around the world represent and articulate the experience and impact of war and conflict. Topics to be covered include the impact of 9/11, the relationship between the image and reality of war. Established and up and coming comics artists are also participating. Speakers include Pat Mills, legendary creator ofCharley’s War; multiple Eisner winner Garth Ennis discussing his Battlefieldsseries; and Martin Barker and Roger Sabin who’ll be talking about the depiction of war in the Guardian’s comic strip Doonesbury. Tickets to the Comics & Conflicts Conference includes tea & coffee, entrance to the exhibition and the ‘In Conversation With Pat Mills’ event. See the full Conference Programme below.
Tickets: £30, Students £15
When: Friday, 19 August 2011 - 10am to 5.30pm
In Conversation With Pat Mills
Author Pat Mills has been a pioneer and major contributor to British comics since the 1970s. He co-created Battle Picture Weekly in 1975 and returned to the title in 1979 to write the ground-breaking serialised strip of Charley’s War. Pat will be talking about the creation of Charley’s War and the research that he and the late illustrator Joe Colquhoun undertook throughout the run of the comic.
Tickets: £6 (free to Comic & Conflicts Conference ticket-holders)
When: Friday, 19 August 2011 - 4.20pm to 5.20pm
David Collier: The Artist Goes (Back) To War
Celebrated Canadian artist David Collier was inspired to become a cartoonist by Robert Crumb, who published his first comic. He is the author and illustrator of Chimo, which depicts his decision to re-enlist in the Canadian army and go through basic training again at age 40. David has been creating since his first tenure in the army, when he drew strips and discovered his talent for the biathlon in which he has competed nationally. There will be a signing after this event.
Tickets: £6
When: Saturday, 20 August - 10.30am to 11.30am
Artists & Publishers Discussion 1: Trauma & Conflict
Danish artist Mikkel Sommer, writer and illustrator of Obsolete, hauntingly evoking the impact of war on two US soldiers about to return home, is joined by Adrian Searle, the publisher of Dougie’s War, and artist Dave Turbitt. Dougie’s War explores the PTS of a soldier returning to the UK from Afghanistan. There will be a signing after this event. Chair: Paul Gravett.
Tickets: £6
When: Saturday, 20 August - 11.30am to 12.20pm
David Collier: Comic-Making Masterclass
David Collier may very well be the only cartoonist to have had the unlikely experience of serving in the Canadian Army. At least, he says, “the pay was good.” His first comic strip was published in 1986 in the Robert Crumb-edited magazine Weirdo, and throughout the years, his work has appeared in numerous comic anthologies, including Drawn & Quarterly, The Comics Journal and Zero Zero. Here he shares some of his comic making expertise in a hands-on workshop.
Tickets: £6
When: Saturday, 20 August - Noon to 2pm
Artists & Publishers Discussion 2: The Personal & The Political
Artist Francesca Cassavetti, has republished her mother’s wartime diary as a comic. Eileen Cassavetti will be joining her daughter on stage. They will also be joined by Sean Duffield, enterprising publisher of War: The Human Cost and contributing artists Dan Locke and Ben Naylor. There will be a signing after this event. Chair: Alex Fitch.
Tickets: £6
When: Saturday, 20 August - 2pm to 2.50pm
In Conversation With Garth Ennis
Belfast-born Garth Ennis has been a major contributor to British and American comic books since 1989 following the publication of his stripTroubled Souls about the conflict in 1980s Ireland. A rare opportunity to meet the author of Unknown Soldier, War Is Hell, Enemy Ace, War Stories andBattlefields. There will be a signing after this event.
Tickets: £6
When: Saturday, 20 August - 3pm to 4pm
Film & Discussion: Comics Go To War
This fascinating documentary directed by Mark Daniels looks at the work of artist who are either born into conflict, or engage with it as journalists. Artists whose work is discussed include Joe Sacco, author of two books about the Middle East (Palestine, Footsteps In Gaza) and several from the former Yugoslavia. Greg Cook documented his experiences in Iraq. Keiji Nakazawa was a young boy when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, an experience he depicts in his celebrated manga Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen). Zeina Abirached’s comic Le Jeu des Hirondelles describes her childhood during the civil war in Lebanon. In her award-winningPersepolis Marjane Satrapi gives compelling insights into life in Iran before, during and after the Islamic Revolution.
Tickets: A free event
When: Saturday, 20 August - 4.30pm to 5.45pm

The Comics & Conflicts Conference is organised by Ariel Kahn (Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Roehampton University), Alex Fitch (presenter of Panel Borders, the UK’s only weekly broadcast radio show about comics) andPaul Gravett (Comica Director).
The Comics & Conflicts Conference will form part of a literary festival being held from 13-21 August 2011, which accompanies the Imperial War Museum’s new exhibition Once Upon A Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children. For more information about the exhibition and the festival visit the Imperial War Museum web site.

COMICS & CONFLICTS: CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Tickets: £30, Students £15
When: Friday, 19 August 2011 - 10am to 5.30pm
9am to 9.50am
Registration & Coffee
9.50am to 10am
Welcome & Introductions
10am to 10.50am
First Plenary Session
Martin Barker and Roger Sabin talking about the depiction of war in the Guardian’s comic strip Doonesbury.
11am to 12.20pm
Panel 1: Representing Trauma
Chair: Ariel Kahn
Jim Walker: Photographic memory and Transcribing the Traumatic Space
Andrés Romero Jódar: Graphiating History, Graphiating Trauma. Joe Sacco’s documentary graphic novels and the unsettling testimony of the middle voice
Michael Goodrum: Post 9/11 Marvel comic-books and the representation of trauma
11am to 12.20pm
Panel 2: Ethnicity, Nationalism & Representation
Chair: Paul Gravett
Dr. Elvira Antón-Carrillo: War And Humour: Representation Of The ‘Guerrita Del 12’ In The Comic Strips Of The Cuban Newspaper La Lucha
Liam Burke: Patriot Games: An Examination of the Representations of 20th Century Irish Conflicts in Mainstream American Comics and Superhero Narratives.
Skyler Hijazi: Eroticizing the Nation at War: Neonationalism, Neoliberalism, and the Bishounen Aesthetic in Axis Powers Hetalia
12.20pm to 1.20pm
Lunch
1.20pm to 2.40pm
Plenary 2: The Image & Reality Of War
Chair Garth Ennis
Tim Pilcher: Pack Up Your Paintbrush in Your Old Kit Bag
Darin Jensen: Inserting the hero(?) into Current Conflict: Dysart’s Unknown Soldier
Isabelle Delorme: The Afghanistan war through the glare of the Photographer and Emmanuel Guibert
2.40pm to 4pm
Panel 3: Conflict & Ideology
Chair: Alex Fitch
David Budgen: WW1: A Tale of Two Great Wars: Charley’s War and the Boys’ Story Papers
Catherine Michel: The power of the image: Taking sides in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Nina Mickwitz: Displacing the Heroic Soldier in Emmanuel Guibert’s Alan’s War
2.40pm to 4pm
Panel 4: Form & Content
Chair: Roger Sabin
Jens Meinrenken: The deadly face of war. John Hassall’s “Ye Berlin Tapestrie”
Ofer Bernstein: Redrawing the lines of ‘Best Practice’ - Adapting documentary comics to war correspondence practices - two opposite case studies.
Dr. Christina Meyer: Media(tized) Events: Visuali-|Narrativi|-zation of 9/11 Iconic Images in Graphic Narratives
4pm to 4.15pm
Coffee Break
4.20pm to 5.20pm
In Conversation With Pat Mills
Author Pat Mills has been a pioneer and major contributor to British comics since the 1970s. He co-created Battle Picture Weekly in 1975 and returned to the title in 1979 to write the ground-breaking serialised strip of Charley’s War. Pat will be talking about the creation of Charley’s War and the research that he and the late illustrator Joe Colquhoun undertook throughout the run of the comic. Suitable for 16 years+.
Tickets: £6 (free to Comic & Conflicts Conference ticket-holders)
5.30pm to 6pm
Book signing
6pm to 7.30pm
Dinner and drinks at nearby venue."
http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/events/detail/conference_comics_conflict

 

"A lecture series and conferences have recently been announced to coincide with the centenary of the First World War.

‘The Great War and Global History’ conference will take place at Maison Française in Oxford on 9-10 January 2014.
It will be hosted by the Oxford Centre for Global History, Changing Character of War programme and Maison Française d’Oxford.
Papers will be presented on a variety of topics, including Finance; Revolution; Identities; Manpower; Myths; Geopolitics and Resistance.
To find out more about the conference, visit the University of Oxford Centre for Global History website.
A series of free lectures will take place at Northumbria University between Autumn 2013 and Spring 2014.
The set of eight talks have been organised by the Tynemouth World War One Commemoration Project in association with Northumbria University’s Department of History."
http://www.1914.org/news/first-world-war-conferences-and-lecture-series-announced/

 

"FINDING IDENTITIES: LANCASHIRE AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR







Date : 23 - 24 November 2013
Location : Greenbank Building, UCLan
To register your interest please contact Emma Woodward, findingidentities@uclan.ac.uk or tel 01772 894500






Conference Background and Aims
On the eve of the centenary of the First World War interest in the conflict has grown - as have debates over local identities, recruitment, the war effort, memorialisation, and the historical sources. As home to many Pals battalions, and a focus of Lord Derby's recruitment efforts, Lancashire is arguably at the heart of these matters. Moreover as the result of the successful Preston City Council bid to refurbish the town memorial, and extensive new research into rarely seen film, new and fascinating evidence of the war and its impact is now coming to light. Of interest to academic researchers, professionals in the heritage and educational sectors and the interested amateur, Finding Identities will include both keynote speakers, and opportunities to visit the Harris Museum and the newly restored Preston Cenotaph; the recently opened First World War gallery in the Museum of Lancashire and the Lancashire Infantry Museum at Fulwood Barracks."
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/conference_events/finding_identities_lancashire_first_world_war.php"

 

"UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

[SIZE=18pt]The School for History, Classics and Archaeology[/SIZE]

[SIZE=18pt]Knowledge Exchange[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=26pt]Rethinking the Past[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=16pt]7th, 26th, 28th, 29th August 2013[/SIZE]

[SIZE=16pt]Meadows Lecture Theatre[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Doorway 4, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG[/SIZE]
(Link to map)
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[SIZE=12pt]Please find flyer attached for full details or visit [/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]http://edin.ac/1bohvkM[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]This is a free event and is open to all so p[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]lease forward this email to anyone who may be interested[/SIZE][SIZE=12pt]."[/SIZE]

 

Ok, be expecting a full report from certain Hibernian roh-gews...


"Home Front: Northern Ireland in the Second World War Conference



Thursday 21st November 2013, 1.30pm to 5pm





To mark the publication of Dr Phillip Ollerenshaw’s new book, Northern Ireland in the Second World War: Politics, Economic Mobilisation and Society, 1939-45, PRONI will be hosting a half day conference looking at various aspects of life in Northern Ireland during the Second World War.



Programme

1:30pm – 1:40pm Dr Timothy Bowman (University of Kent) Introduction

1:40pm – 2:10pm Dr Brian Barton ‘The Belfast Blitz’

2:10pm – 2:40pm William Butler (University of Kent) ‘The Ulster Home Guard’

2:40pm – 3:00pm Film ‘The Story of the Ulster Home Guard’

3:00pm – 3:20pm Coffee Break

3:20pm – 3:50pm Ian Montgomery (PRONI) ‘Short Brothers in NI,
the photographic record, 1937-45’

3:50pm – 4:30pm Philip Ollerenshaw (University of the West of England)
‘Politics, Economic mobilisation and Society, 1939-45’

4:30pm – 4:45pm Questions

5:00pm Launch of Philip Ollerenshaw’s new book:
'Northern Ireland in the Second World War: Politics, Economic
mobilisation and Society, 1939-45'



Speakers

Philip Ollerenshaw is Reader in History at the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Tim Bowman is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Kent
Brian Barton was a Senior Research Fellow in Irish History at Queen's University, Belfast, and is now a tutor in History for the Open University.
William Butler is currently undertaking a study of the Irish Amateur Military Tradition in the British Army, c.1854-1945, which will form his PhD thesis.

Admission is free however booking is essential. Please contact PRONI at proni@dcalni.gov.uk to book your place.

WHERE: PRONI
WHEN: Thursday 21st November 2013
HOW MUCH: Admisson free, booking essential"
http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/exhibitions_talks_and_events/talks_and_events/home_front.htm

 

The Battlefields Trust's next London Lunchtime event will be a sandwich lunch and lecture on the subject of Wipers delivered by Colonel (Retd) Christopher Newbould, CBE 12.30-2.00pm Tuesday 10 September 2013 Hosted by The Fusiliers Museum London in the Officer's Mess of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. This is an opportunity to hear one of the Guild's senior members, a master storyteller in an exclusive environment. Details here: Frank Baldwin is fundraising for The Battlefields Trust

 

Via Linkedin

"Battlefields Trust Lunchtime event 10 Sep 2013 Wipers: Col Christopher Newbould CBE
The Battlefields Trust's next London Lunchtime event will be a sandwich lunch and lecture on the subject of Wipers delivered by Colonel Christopher Newbould, CBE 12.30-2.00pm Tuesday 10 September 2013 Hosted by The Fusiliers Museum London in the Officer's Mess of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. This is an opportunity to hear one of the Guild's senior guides, a master storyteller in an exclusive environment. Details here: http://www.justgiving.com/Frank-Baldwin1 "

 

From MMHS-

"The Siege of Tsingtao - August 1914

Our next talk takes place on Tuesday 10th September 2013.

British and Japanese troops lay siege to Germany's Gibraltar of the East and the home base of the German Navy's East Asia Squadron.

Ian Sanders tells the story of this little known battle which also included the world's first naval-launched air raids."
http://www.smatsuk.yolasite.com/?utm_source=The++Manchester+Military+History+Society&utm_campaign=f842d29888-Battlefield+Visits+-+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_24051bff21-f842d29888-9346341

 

Via FB-


"2 & 3 November 2013
St Barbara's Hall, Larkhill, Salisbury

A QUESTION OF CONFLICTS
The archaeology of warriors,
weaponry and warfare in Wessex

Join us for an informative and fun weekend
Saturday 2nd November will be a day of interesting and challenging talks.

From the earliest times, the Wessex Region has played a pivotal role in power struggles, invasion, training and the defence of the nation. The conference will cover a wide range of topics which have left their mark on the region.

Prehistoric warfare and hill forts. The coming of the Romans: Saxon and Viking Wessex: The civil and medieval wars: The Mary Rose and the Armada: The Channel Islands: Training and preparation for war on Salisbury Plain and the south coast: The Fromelles Project - naming the dead. The aerial war and the cold war - a forgotten conflict ?

Speakers will include

Prof Margaret Cox - the Fromelles Project
Josh Pollard - the Neolithic and the role of causewayed enclosures
Julian Richards - Iron Age Hill forts
Richard Osgood and many others

Cost for this day: Members £15. Non-Members £20
Fee includes free parking and refreshments (but not lunch)

On Sunday 3rd November there will be a tour of archaeological and historical sites within the Salisbury Plain training area, not usually open to the public.

Costs will be dependent upon numbers.

Reserve your places for one or both days by email to Andy Manning at a.manning@wessexarch.co.uk. or by post to Andy Manning at CBA Wessex c/o Wessex Archaeology, Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury. SP4 6EB."

http://www.cba-wessex.org.uk/cba-wessex-conference-weekend.html

 

Via CAIRN
"Online registration is now open for the 2nd Postgraduate Conference in Conflict Archaeology at the University of Liverpool, 10-12 October 2013.

Conference fees are £20 for student delegates and £25 for non-students; the registration fee covers all three days of the conference and lunch on the Friday and Saturday. Payment online is appreciated; for alternate methods of payment please contact the organisers at conflict@liv.ac.uk.

There is also the opportunity to register and pay in advance for the conference dinner at The Quarter, Liverpool, at £16.95 for a three-course meal (book by 2nd October).

Further details are available at: http://liverpoolconflict2013.wordpress.com/registration/.

Full programme details are also available to view on the conference website.

Any queries please contact conflict@liv.ac.uk. "

 

Call for Papers – New Research in Military History: A Conference for Postgraduate and Early Career Historians
This conference, organised by the British Commission for Military History in association with the School of History, University of Kent, intends to highlight current research being undertaken by postgraduate and early career scholars in the field of military history and related disciplines. The conference is due to be held on 22 November 2013.

This is the British Commission for Military History’s fourth annual New Research conference giving postgraduate and early career scholars an excellent opportunity to meet, share new ideas and discuss the latest research.

Papers on any aspect or period of military history are welcome. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please send an academic CV and an abstract (c. 300 words) using the attached application form to organisers Mario Draper (University of Kent), Aimée Fox-Godden (University of Birmingham) and Alexander Wilson (King’s College London) at bcmhnewresearchers@gmail.com by 5pm on Friday 27 September 2013.

The British Commission for Military History is the pre-eminent association for professional military historians in the UK, dedicated to the promotion and discussion of military history in its broadest sense.

More details here - http://warstudies.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/call-for-papers-new-research-in-military-history-a-conference-for-postgraduate-and-early-career-historians/

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Via CAIRN-
"The Eighth Biennial Meeting of Fields of Conflict Conference will meet in Columbia, South Carolina, March 11 through March 16th 2014. Fields of Conflict is an international consortium of battlefield and conflict archaeologists. The call for paper has begun and registration will begin soon. More information about the conference and the call for papers can be found at www.fieldsofconflict2014.com. Or contact Steven D. Smith, sds@sc.edu., Doug Scott dougdscott@aol.com, Larry Babits BABITSL@ecu.edu, or Tony Pollard Tony.Pollard@glasgow.ac.uk. "