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2017 Spring Conference and AGM - 6 May 2017
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2017 Spring Conference and AGM University of Northumbria Newcastle upon TyneNE2 1XE Saturday, 6th May 2017 Programme for the day 9.30 am Doors open. Teas/Coffees 10.15 am Welcome by the Chairman 10.20 am 'British casualty evacuation from the Somme, July 1916: success or failure?' by Jeremy Higgins 11.20 am 'Winning with Laughter: Cartoonists…
'The Third Battle of Ypres' with Professor John Derry
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Professor John Derry will be giving a presentation on the Third Battle of Ypres. For many people the Third Battle of Ypres is indelibly associated with the conditions in which the campaign ended – many people think that Passchendaele was the only battle that was fought – and the appalling casualties. Only historians remember Plumer’s success at th…
'The Third Battle of Ypres' by Prof. John Derry
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Professor John Derry will give a talk on the Third Battle of Ypres. We meet at the Royal British Legion Club, Queensway, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent BR5 1DH at 7.30pm. IMAGES: The Menin Road out of Ypres on 26 September 1917. IWM (Q 2905) The interior of an Australian advanced dressing station on the Menin Road, 20 September 1917.
'The Battle of Third Ypres' a talk given by Professor John Derry
Prof. John Derry will be giving a talk on Third Ypres. The strategic objectives of the Ypres salient were sounder than those of the Somme a year earlier and the British did well in three of the campaign’s five phases. Ludendorff later said that he was dreading the possible resumption of a British offensive in Flanders, and this was one reason f…
'Third Ypres' a talk by Professor John Derry
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Although usually known by the ultimate battle in winter conditions for the village of Passchendaele, Third Ypres had commenced in the summer with a innovative attack along the Messines Ridge. Professor Derry considers how the fighting developed over increasingly treacherous terrain. IMAGE: The Battle of Pilckem Ridge. An advanced British 18 pounde…
'Third Ypres 1917’ a talk by Professor John Derry
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Join Prof. John Derry and other members of the Kent (East) branch of the Western Front Association for a presentation on Third Ypres.
Durham WFA First World War Centenary Conference
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Our Guest Speakers introduced by Conference Chairman Prof. John Derry are: The Nivelle Offensive: Dr David Murphy (Maynooth University, Ireland) The 1917 U-Boat Campaign Reconsidered: Prof. Eric Grove (Liverpool Hope University, Ret'd) German Defence in Depth at Third Ypres: Dr Matthias Strohn (Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst) The Battle o…
‘At the Top of the Curve? - The BEF Striding Towards Victory in 1918’ - 8 September
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The Northumberland Regional Conference Conference Chairman - Professor John Derry PROGRAMME Colin Buxton (Branch member): ‘RAF involvement at the Battle of Amiens, 1918’ Andy Robertshaw (University College London): ‘Sinews of Victory! – Logistics & the 100 Days’ Richard van Emden (World War 1 Expert & Author): ‘1918: The Decisive…
First World War Centenary Conference
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Durham WFA 1918 - 2018 First World War Centenary Conference Saturday, 13 October 2018. Subjects and Guest Speakers An Inextricable Tangle Between The Great War and The Great Pandemic - Prof. John Oxford (Queen Mary, University of London) Why Germany Lost the War in 1918 - Prof. Holger Afflerbach (University of Leeds) The Collapse of th…
Northumberland Branch Conference: 8 September
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‘At the top of the curve? – the BEF striding towards victory in 1918’ Venue: The Northumberland Hall, Market Street, Alnwick, NE66 1TN 09:30-16:30 (Doors open 09:00) Guest Speakers & Subjects: Colin Buxton (Branch member) - ‘RAF involvement at the Battle of Amiens, 1918’ Andy Robertshaw (University College London) - ‘Sinews of Victor…
‘The German High Seas Fleet. A case of futility’ with John Derry
Professor John Derry will be giving a talk on the German High Seas. One of the reasons for growing Anglo-German antagonism before 1914 was the German decision to build a modern battlefleet, with the consequent Anglo-German naval race. Though the German High Seas Fleet was an excellent navy – well-trained officers and men, superbly designed capita…
Durham Western Front Association 1918 - 2018 First World War Centenary Conference
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Durham WFA 1918 - 2018 First World War Centenary Conference Saturday, 13 October 2018. Subjects and Guest Speakers The Allied Strategic Position Before the Spring Offensive - Prof. Sir Hew Strachan (All Souls, University of Oxford) Why Germany Lost the War in 1918 - Prof. Holger Afflerbach (University of Leeds) The Collapse of the Austro-Hu…
The High Sea Fleet - a talk by Prof. John Derry
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The great Prof. John Derry makes his annual return to the Durham branch. This year's talk will be on the German Navy during the First World War. All are welcome.
'Impressive in Futility: The case of the High Seas Fleet' by Professor John Derry
Professor John Derry will be giving a presentation on the High Seas Fleet. Professor Derry, Emeritus Professor of Modern British History at the University of Newcastle where he taught for 28 years is the author of numerous books and biographies. John is a widely admired speaker to The Western Front Association and local history groups. Jo…
‘Impressive In Futility – The Case Of The High Seas Fleet’ by Prof. John Derry
Professor John Derry will be giving his talk ''Impressive In Futility – The Case Of The High Seas Fleet'.
The Great War: Aftermath by Prof John Derry
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A great deal of ink has been devoted to analysing the causes of the First World War, but there are good reasons for studying its consequences. The most obvious result of the war was the collapse of the empires: the Russian, the Hapsburg, the Ottoman and the German. The peace settlement at Versailles was supposedly based on the principles of nationa…
'The First World War - The Aftermath' by Prof John Derry
Caption: Menin Gate in Ypres, symbol of peace and commemorationImage sources: Wikimedia Commons Always an entertaining and popular speaker, Professor John Derry looks at the events following the Treaty of Versailles. The end of the Great War saw the destruction of the Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian and Ottoman empires and heralded the destabili…