Centre for War Studies

Global warfare from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Period, incorporating the Centres for First and Second World War Studies.

War Studies Seminars 2024/25

The dates and times of the Seminar for Autumn Term 2024 are shown below.

Wednesday 9 October Phil McCarty

  • “Point of Failure: Brigadiers of the British Expeditionary Force and North West Expeditionary Force in 1940”
  • 17:30 – 19:00, Arts Building, Lecture Room 2

Wednesday 30 October Phil Watson

  • “Haig’s Command Philosophy and his Principles of War”
  • 17:30 – 19:00, Arts Building, Lecture Room 2

Wednesday 20 November Kristin O’Donnell

  • “The Cultural Politics of Commemoration: War ‘Memory’ and ‘Memory’ Wars during the Centenary of the First World War in the United Kingdom”
  • 17:30 – 19:00, Arts Building, Lecture Room 2

Wednesday 4 December Michael Robinson

  • “Burnout: The treatment and Experiences of British First World War Veterans During the Great Depression, 1929-39”
  • 17:30 – 19:00, Arts Building, Lecture Room 2

For further information, please contact the Seminar Convenor

Dr Dan Whittingham (d.whittingham@bham.ac.uk)

Contact us

Centre for War Studies
School of History and Cultures
Arts Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Email: d.whittingham@bham.ac.uk