ONLINE: Turning Points 1916

The presentation will be live and online.

The Turning Points lecture series continues with 1916. From the furnace of Verdun to the blood soaked fields of the Somme; from the clash of dreadnoughts at Jutland to the shattering power of the Brusilov Offensive, 1916 forced the warring powers to confront the brutal realities of modern warfare. But this lecture goes beyond the familiar headlines.

It asks where the war could have turned and why it did not. By tracing both the famous set piece battles and the lesser known moments when strategy, morale, technology, and political judgement hung in the balance, we uncover how 1916 reshaped the conflict and set the terms for victory and defeat in the First World War.

This presentation, by Dr Spencer Jones follows on from the highly successful 'Turning Points 1914' and 'Turning Points 1915 which Spencer presented previosuly. 

Members wishing to participate will need to register, details of how to register will be circulated via The Western Front Association's newsletter 'Trench Lines'. If you are not a subscriber to Trench Lines please subscribe now via the box at the bottom of this page.

It is also possible to register by clicking this link: Turning Points 1916

The talk will be undertaken using the 'Zoom' software which is freely available. It may not be necessary to load the software to your PC / iPad etc: but we would recommend doing so if you wish to participate in this event.