Military History
Margaret Christie Studio
Alan Roberts
The outline for the course is:
The causes of war, the social and cultural foundations, military doctrine on each side, the logistics, leadership, technology, strategy, and tactics used, and how these changed over time. The details of battles, equipment, personalities and personal experiences are included. Also, moral issues such as the Just War Theory which discusses the moral dimensions of warfare, and how to better limit the destructive reality caused by war and seeks to establish a doctrine of military ethics.
The scope will be:
Military History worldwide and the time frame from the ancient to the modern. I.e. from the Trojan War to the Afghan war.
2022 Topics:
Monday | 4-Apr-22 | Rod Elsworth | A General ? |
Monday | 11-Apr-22 | David Manning | Land Mines |
Monday | 9-May-22 | Darrell Roche | Norman Invasion of England |
Monday | 16-May-22 | Paul Ryan | Marlborough |
Monday | 23-May-22 | John La Mare | Dam Busters |
Monday | 30-May-22 | David Garwood | My Falklands War |
Monday | 6-Jun-22 | Geoff Gill | Video – WW11 The Pacific War Part 1 |
Monday | 13-Jun-22 | Simon Klapish | Operation Exporter – Invasion of Vichy Syria |
Monday | 20-Jun-22 | Ken Lynn | Military Aircraft |
Monday | 11-Jul-22 | Zana Dare | Camouflage |
Monday | 18-Jul-22 | Greg Passmore | First Jewish Roman War |
Monday | 25-Jul-22 | David Manning | Prince Imperial |
Monday | 1-Aug-21 | Jim Merill | My Vietnam Story |
Monday | 8-Aug-21 | Alan Roberts | Korean War |
Monday | 15-Aug-21 | Alan Roberts | Korean War |
Monday | 22-Aug-22 | Judy Waugh | Trench Art |
Monday | 29-Aug-22 | Geoff Gill | Video – WW11 The Pacific War Part 2 |
Monday | 5-Sep-22 | Jerry McBrien | Al Alamein |