Upcoming Events

Comparing the BEF Retreats of 1914 and 1940

A compelling comparison of the strategies and outcomes in these distinct periods of 1914 and 1940 

1915 - Lessons Learned but not Learned

'Buses, Bullets and Bombs'

The Second World War names on the Birmingham Transport Ground War Memorial are a microcosm of the War. 

The Balaklava of the Dardanelles

The 2nd Mounted Division 

Medals awarded for Service on the Western Front

Devilry Thy Name is Germany: The Origins of Gas Warfare

The talk is a layman’s guide to the origins and deployment of battle gas in the Great War. 

Battle of the Sambre 4th November 1918

Motorcycle dispatch riders in 1914

10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment

A look at one service Battalion, 10th Bn. Cheshire Regiment 

Women War Artists

Women War Artists 

Royal Marines in WW1

The Butterworth Brothers

Four brothers from the Butterworth family were killed in the Great War. 

A Tale of Two Quadrilaterals

Comparison of the attack in 1916 on the Quadrilateral at Ginchy and the Quadrilateral on the Hindenburg line in 1918. 

Welsh Warrior at Ypres 1914

Welsh Warrior at Ypres 

Nick Chapman