The Western Front Association will hold a conference entitled ‘A World At War 1914-18 – 1913: The Prelude to War’.
The key notes speakers are:
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 the 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 threee course meal.
To find out more about the conference, visit the Western Front Association website here.