The Western Front Association has announced the keynote speakers for its conference ‘A World At War 1914-18 – 1913: The Prelude to War’.
Dr. Scott Lindgren: Planning Armageddon? The Royal Navy’s strategic thinking and the provisions for war with Germany.
Dr. Adrian Gregory: Pre-war civilian life in Britain, France and Germany: the possibility of war.
Dr. Bill Mitchinson: The Home Army in 1913: the anticipated role of the territorial force.
Dr. Spencer Jones: Readying the Rapier: the British Army in 1913.
The conference will take place on 5th October 2013 and will be held at the Tally Ho Conference Centre in Birmingham, England.
The cost to attend the conference is £30, with a further £26 for an optional three course dinner.
Images courtesy of the Western Front Association
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News