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Ep. 105 – Researching British Officers in WW1 – Prof. Michael Durey

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Emeritus Professor Michael Durey, from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, talks about his background and interest in history and his current research project which explores the lives of British officers killed on the Western Front during the Great War. Born in Bethnal Green, Blackheath, Michael Davey took his first degree at York Univ...

Army Officers of the British Empire in the two world wars

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Prof Gary Sheffield - 'Army Officers of the British Empire in the two world wars Our February meeting will have Branch member Gary Sheffield give his annual talk to he branch about his latest research - definitely not to be missed

‘Most of the Work, Most of the Blame, None of the Credit. Platoon commanders in the Great War’ a talk by Fraser Skirrow

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Great War subalterns were mocked and satirised, then and now, as enthusiastic and patriotic but naïve and ignorant public school boys. They led gallantly from the front, looking after their men, but with few tactical responsibilities and little autonomy. Later, the platoon became the key tactical attack unit, a flexible group of specialists with...