Upcoming Events

Lost Opportunity – 22 August 1914

How the Battle of the Ardennes on 22 August 1914 had consequences for the whole war 

The Indian Corps on the Western Front

In 1914, Indian troops provided much-needed reinforcements to a beleaguered B.E.F. 

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) Enquiries Files.

Playing the Great Classical Game: Sir Edwin Lutyens and the Imperial War Graves Commission

'The Changing Face of Army Chaplaincy During the Great War'

'Halt! Who goes there?' 'Army Chaplain.' 'Pass Charlie Chaplin, all’s well!' 

Haig’s Command Strategy

Three key elements of Haig's and the BEF's First World War doctrine and command philosophy.  

David Lloyd George, The Man Who Won The War?

Lloyd George has been described as a "war dynamo," transforming Britain's industrial, military, and economic efforts.  

Aviation in the Dardanelles and Gallipoli Campaigns

ONLINE: From the Suvla Plain to Victory: The Life of William Ralph Peel

Honour & Tradition

The Road to Sarajevo: The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the Balkan Origins of the First World War

Ireland's Memorial Records

A unique record of Ireland's Great War dead. 

Edinburgh 1916 - The Night The Zeppelin Came. A 110th anniversary talk

Ian Castle makes his debut in Edinburgh talking about the first Zeppelin raid on Scotland.  

The Accrington Pals and the battle for Serre

Much awaited talk by the very knowledgable owner of the Accrington Pals website 

Low flying ground attacks on the Western Front 1916-18

The development of Battlefield Air Support by the RFC on the Western Front between 1917 and 1918.