Upcoming Events

The Work of the Ministry of Defence’s War Detectives

The work of the ‘MoD War Detectives' 

Making a stand: German opposition to World War One

Opposition in Germany to the Great War 

Balkan Purgatory - the 60th (London) Division in Salonika - December 1916 - June 1917

"France had made us realise the grimness of war, but it was the Balkans that taught us to be soldiers". 

Story of Sir Thomas Lipton’s visit to Serbia 1915

Gommecourt 1916

"lack of offensive spirit" is a highly controversial accusation . was it justified or not at Gommecourt? 

Balloons on the Western Front

Men in observation balloons have a particularly strong claim to be the unsung heroes of the Great War.  

The Pre-War Career of Richard Haldane MP

Reforming the British Army 

The story of Gilbert Insall, VC

Wartime Cartooning - A legacy of laughter

Looking at the lasting effect of cartoons in the Great War. 

Winston's Little Army…Aspects of the Royal Naval Division

I'm out; Escape from German POW camps in WW1

What was life like as a prisoner of war? 

For every sailor afloat, every soldier at the front: Princess Mary's Christmas Gift 1914

Princess's remarkable Christmas gifts of 1914 

Christmas Social

Our Christmas Social Meeting 

Cogs in the Machinery of War

Exploring the vital roles that women played in the munitions factories and supply chains of wartime Britain 

Lieutenant General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston: 'A slashing man of action' at the Somme.

Elaine McFarland will re-examine the reputation of the controversial general from West Kilbride - and his performance at the Battle of the Somme.