TOC – Labour History Review, Vol. 77, No. 1

This is an example of keeping an eye on journals that we may not necessarily look at. I would not normally have looked at Labour History Review because my research interests have meant I have never chosen to peruse its pages. However, on Thursday while have a quick look at new journals in the library [...]

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Naval Wing Good, Military Wing Bad? An Orwellian inspired analysis of British Aviation Doctrine, 1912-1914

Here is another abstract from the fortcoming book on Transformation and Innovation in the British Military ————————————————————————————————————————————————— In light of the historiographical consensus regarding the innovative dominance displayed by the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps (NW), this essay sets out to readdress this position and stress at least one aspect of innovation in [...]

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Air Power Seminar at the University of Birmingham – Air Vice Marshal (ret’d) Peter Dye

The next War Studies Seminar at the Centre for War Studies at the University of Birmingham is an Air Power Seminar and is being given by: Air Vice Marshal (ret’d) Peter Dye (University of Birmingham and Director-General of the RAF Museum) ‘The Royal Flying Corps and Logistics in the First World War’ (exact title TBC) [...]

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War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham

Next weeks War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham is as follows: Ian Shields (University of Cambridge) Airpower and Ethics The event will be on 1 March. The Seminar meets on TUESDAYS at 5.30 p.m. in Lecture Room 3, 1st Floor, Arts Building. You can also see our new Facebook page here.

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The War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham

I have just recieved the list of this years seminar programme. It is as follows: Autumn term 12 October: Mr Andrew Lonergan (Western Front Association), ‘The experiences of a New Army Division: the 21st Division at War, 1914-1918’ 19 October: Dr Spencer Jones (University of Wolverhampton), ‘The thin khaki line: British infantry and the dilemma [...]

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War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham

Next weeks War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham is as follows: Dr William Sheehan (Open University) ‘A New Mission: Trenchard, the RAF and British Counter-Insurgency in Ireland 1919-21 The event will be on 15 June. The Seminar meets on TUESDAYS at 5.30 p.m. in Lecture Room 3, 1st Floor, Arts Building. This is [...]

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War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham

Next weeks War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham is as follows: Tim Jenkins (University of Birmingham) ‘The Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment’ The event will be on 8 June. The Seminar meets on TUESDAYS at 5.30 p.m. in Lecture Room 3, 1st Floor, Arts Building.

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The Joys of the Archive…

[Cross-posted at The Aerodrome] One of the advantages of being a researcher is the little gems of information that crop up from time to time in the course of examining new files. Having recently completed my MPhil I was pleased to come across to extra pieces of information in the course of my PhD research [...]

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The John Terraine Lecture at the University of Birmingham

[Cross-posted from The Aerodrome] This years John Terraine Lecture at the University of Birmingham’s War Studies Seminar will be delivered by Professor Richard Overy and is on an air power topic. His talk is entitled: ‘The Bombing War in Europe 1939-1945: New Perspectives’ Professor Overy is well-known in the field of air power history with [...]

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