Identities Set in Stone? The Delville Wood and Vimy Memorials As Sites of Hybridity

HANNA SMYTH Are memorials set in stone? It seems an obvious question. Yes, of course they are, and the Delville Wood and Vimy memorials are two stunningly evocative examples, set in stone as perennial testaments to those who died, those who missed them, and the emerging nations who lost them. Yet in the complex new… Read More Identities Set in Stone? The Delville Wood and Vimy Memorials As Sites of Hybridity

April 20, 2016April 19, 2016 defenceresearchLeave a comment

The Battle of Verdun and German Offensive Tactics in 1916

This is the third of three posts covering German planning for Operation Gericht, their offensive at Verdun. This month marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of this battle, which would last, including French counter-offensives, until the end of 1916. Although it is not as well remembered in Britain today, the ‘hell of Verdun’ left… Read More The Battle of Verdun and German Offensive Tactics in 1916

February 26, 2016May 8, 2018 Robert T. Foley5 Comments

The Battle of Verdun and German Operational Art in 1916

This is the second of three posts covering German planning for Operation Gericht, their offensive at Verdun. This month marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of this battle, which would last, including French counter-offensives, until the end of 1916. Although it is not as well remembered in Britain today, the ‘hell of Verdun’ left… Read More The Battle of Verdun and German Operational Art in 1916

February 22, 2016May 8, 2018 Robert T. Foley2 Comments

The Battle of Verdun and German Strategy in 1916

This is the first of three posts covering German planning for Operation Gericht, their offensive at Verdun. This month marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of this battle, which would last, including French counter-offensives, until the end of 1916. Although it is not as well remembered in Britain today, the ‘hell of Verdun’ left… Read More The Battle of Verdun and German Strategy in 1916

February 15, 2016May 8, 2018 Robert T. Foley11 Comments

BRITAIN’S WAR AT SEA, 1914-1918: THE WAR THEY THOUGHT AND THE WAR THEY GOT

PROF GREG KENNEDY Prof. Kennedy’s latest publication ‘Britain’s War at Sea, 1914-1918: The War they Thought, the War the Fought’ is now available from Ashgate Publishing. The concept of “lessons-learned” has become a growth industry in the realm of academic, and not so academic, writing on Western strategic and operational processes within defence and security… Read More BRITAIN’S WAR AT SEA, 1914-1918: THE WAR THEY THOUGHT AND THE WAR THEY GOT

February 3, 2016February 1, 2016 defenceresearch1 Comment

The First World War in 2016

by Dr HELEN McCARTNEY, Dr ROBERT FOLEY, and Dr DAVID MORGAN-OWEN If 1915 was the ‘forgotten year‘ of the First World War, the same cannot be said of 1916. The year 1916 has been well remembered for a range of reasons, most of which will be reflected in a myriad of centenary commemorations planned for… Read More The First World War in 2016

January 20, 2016May 8, 2018 defenceresearchLeave a comment

The History of Conflict in 2016

Dr Geraint Hughes The advantage I have as director of the Research Centre for History of Conflict is that I can look back, rather than forward, and like many historians I really do not enjoy making predictions. From an RCHC perspective, there will be plenty for us to commemorate and debate. 2016 will mark the… Read More The History of Conflict in 2016

January 18, 2016January 19, 2016 defenceresearchLeave a comment

Horizontal Military Innovation and Lessons Reports

by Dr ROBERT T. FOLEY In the summer of 1916, in the midst of one of the First World War’s most cataclysmic battles, the German army did a remarkable thing. During the course of the battle of the Somme, it created a new defensive doctrine. What is most remarkable about this is that it did… Read More Horizontal Military Innovation and Lessons Reports

December 9, 2015May 8, 2018 Robert T. Foley3 Comments

NSS/SDSR 2015: A Balanced Fleet: An Historical Perspective

DR DAVID MORGAN-OWEN The government’s SDSR 2015 proudly proclaims to be ‘transforming the Royal Navy’s ability to project our influence overseas’ by providing for not only the two Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, but also an increased number of F35s to fly from them. Commissioning both vessels is certainly a bold statement of intent on… Read More NSS/SDSR 2015: A Balanced Fleet: An Historical Perspective

November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 davidmorganowenLeave a comment

Planning for war in the North Sea 1912-1914

DR DAVID MORGAN-OWEN On the morning of November 3rd 1914 German battle cruiser bombarded the popular resort town of Yarmouth on the Norfolk Coast. The Daily Mail reported how the German ships ‘appeared suddenly out of nowhere, revealed in the dim haze of dawn to steam drifters five miles of Lowestoft, fired on a British… Read More Planning for war in the North Sea 1912-1914

November 6, 2015November 5, 2015 davidmorganowen4 Comments

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