The Durham branch of the Western Front Association, in partnership with Beamish Museum and the Durham Light Infantry Museum, is organising a conference about the First World War.
The conference entitled ‘Britain, Germany and the First World War’ will be held on the 6th September 2014.
Speakers
Professor Holger Afflerbach, University of Leeds: Germany’s Strategy in 1914
Dr John Bourne, University of Birmingham Centre for War Studies: Britain’s ‘Way in War’: British Strategy in 1914
Prof. Eric Grove, University of Salford: British Naval Strategy in 1914: Decisive Action Prevented?
Peter Hart, Imperial War Museum: The British Expeditionary Force in 1914
Further Information
The conference will take place on Saturday 6th September 2014 from 10:00am – 4:30pm (doors open at 9:00am) at:
Cornerstones,
Chester-le-Street Methodist Church,
North Burns,
Chester-le-Street
DH3 3TF
Tickets
Tickets cost £20, which includes tea & coffee and a buffet lunch.
To order tickets, please contact:
Phone: 07594 964 930
E-mail: wfadurham.events@live.co.uk
Source: Western Front Association website
Images courtesy of the Western Front Association website
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News