Marking the 250th anniversary of the American War of Independence, we are pleased to announce our new 'Echoes of War' project, intended to create a gazetteer of sites associated with that conflict outside of the USA. The first instalment covers England: www.sahr.org.uk/echoes-of-wa...
We are pleased to announce the creation of six new SAHR Fellows. Edward Spiers is made a Fellow in recognition of a lifetime's work, & awards also go to to Erica Charters, Matthew Hughes, Jennine Hurl-Eamon, Spencer Jones, and Kaushik Roy. For details, see www.sahr.org.uk/fellowships....
Join us on 6 May for our next online talk, in which SAHR Membership Secretary Giles Orpen-Smellie will be discussing his experiences as a battalion intelligence officer during the Falklands War.
Free to members and non-members; register at my.demio.com/ref/RKbwwoE6...
A call-for-papers of possible interest:
Last chance to sign up for tonight's online talk, with Tom Golding-Lee talking about the men who took part in Britain's ill-fated attempt to seize Cartagena from Spain in the War of Jenkins' Ear.
Open to members and non-members alike; register for free at my.demio.com/ref/IZ0H7aYY...
Of possible interest to @royalhistsoc.org, @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social
Still time to sign up for next week's online talk, with Tom Golding-Lee talking about the men who took part in Britain's ill-fated attempt to seize Cartagena from Spain in the War of Jenkins' Ear.
7.00pm on Tuesday 14 April; register for free at my.demio.com/ref/IZ0H7aYY...
Of possible interest: a funded PhD project in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRB897/p...
This month's online talk takes us to the shores of the Spanish Main, with Tom Golding-Lee talking about the men who took part in Britain's ill-fated attempt to seize Cartagena from Spain in the War of Jenkins' Ear.
7.00pm on Tuesday 14 April; register for free at my.demio.com/ref/IZ0H7aYY...
The Society offers grants for university students undertaking research on any aspect of the British Army. The deadline for applications is Friday 1 May, and full details can be found on the website. Please consider applying if eligible and share widely.
www.sahr.org.uk/urg-rules.php
SAHR member Antony Prince has asked us to alert members and followers to his new book, telling the story of one of the Great War's largest training camps.
Available via Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk/Forged-War-R...) and the Little Ripon Bookshop (www.littleriponbookshop.co.uk)
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal.
'A wide-ranging and significant contribution to operational analysis that challenges previous ‘top down’ assessments of the North West Europe campaign.'
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal.
'A vivid and moving account of the nature of intense combat in Afghanistan and its impact on 88 men from The Royal Irish Regiment at Musa Qal’eh in August 2006.'
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal
'An impressive study of how the cultural legacy of the Great War shaped the attitudes of wartime soldiers in the Second World War.'
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526157232/
So pleased that you enjoyed it - thank you for supporting the event.
Grateful to have presented some of my work last weekend at the @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social at an event organised by the @societyarmy.bsky.social on 'Fresh Perspectives' on the British Army in the American Revolution! Happy to have been invited to speak and really enjoyed the other papers!
Our friends at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social have a new project to establish a second-hand bookshop.
For details of volunteering opportunities, see www.nam.ac.uk/volunteer
Anyone wishing to donate books should email commercial@nam.ac.uk, stating the book title, ISBN, and quantity.
Last chance to sign up for tonight's online talk, with Colin Harnett speaking on Sir James Grierson & the planning for a British Expeditionary Force to the European Continent, 1904-1906.
7.00 pm GMT; open to members and non-members alike. Register for free at: my.demio.com/ref/QLyzfKYW...
🏅 CONGRATS! We’re proud to share that Misfire by Brian P. Farrell has been shortlisted for the 2025 Templar Medal and Chapple Prize by @societyarmy.bsky.social the Society for Army Historical Research: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639953/
#UPKansas #MilitaryHistory #Award @hisbpf.bsky.social
Great Day at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social with @societyarmy.bsky.social for talks on the American War of Independence (250 years of a lucky escape!) with great speakers & subjects! #History #AWI #America250
Had a fantastic time with @blackredcoats.bsky.social at the @societyarmy.bsky.social Conference today, hearing fresh perspectives on the British Army and the American War, 1775-83.
The latest issue of our Journal should be landing with members any time now, contents as below.
If you want to be receiving this sort of top-notch history and analysis four times a year, as well as electronic access to over a century of back issues, why not join us? www.sahr.org.uk/membership.php
After a long hiatus, I’ve escaped from work to attend another @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social free Friday talk. After talking American Revolutionary War medicine and disease with Dr. Martin Howard, it’s off to the Surprise pub to catch up on my @societyarmy.bsky.social reading!
Still time to sign up for next Tuesday's online talk when Colin Harnett will be speaking on Sir James Grierson & the planning for a British Expeditionary Force to the European Continent, 1904-1906.
Open to members and non-members alike; register for free at:
my.demio.com/ref/QLyzfKYW...
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal.
'A ground-breaking study of an important moment in the development of professionalism in British armed forces in the transition between retinues and contracted soldiery'
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal.
'How the experience of the Malayan campaign of 1941-42 led to significant lessons for subsequent British development of special forces.'
kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700639953/
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal.
'A thought-provoking comparative analysis of British, American and Prussian infantry that challenges academic and popular misconceptions of soldiers as unthinking automata.'
www.helion.co.uk/military-his...
Shortlisted for the SAHR Templer Medal.
'An analytically driven narrative of the army’s post-Cold War trajectory, with an emphasis on policy, strategy, and political context.'
www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/rise-and-...
@ospreypublishing.bsky.social
Our next online talk will be at 7.00pm on Tuesday 17 March, with Colin Harnett joining us to talk about Sir James Grierson & the planning for a British Expeditionary Force to the European Continent, 1904-1906.
Open to members and non-members alike; register for free at: my.demio.com/ref/QLyzfKYW...
