The Battle of Pavia – Culimination of the Italian Wars

NHSA 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

The NHSA is delighted to welcome Charles Singleton as our speaker for an event in which we study the battle of Pavia of 1525, arguably the decisive battle of the Renaissance Italian Wars. Charles was the editor of the Oxford Companion to Military History and is the author of several books on early modern warfare […]

New perspectives on the Crimean War

NHSA 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Our next talk, on the battles of the Crimean War, will be at 9.15 a.m. on Saturday 9 December. Martin Sheppard is a historian who has written three books on the war. His General Sir James Scarlett: The Life and Letters of the Commander of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava is a radical reinterpretation of […]

The Relief of Orleans 1429

NHSA 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

The NHSA is honoured to welcome the leading medieval military historian, Dr. Matthew Bennett FRSA, as our speaker for this event in which we study one of the most famous victories of French forces in the Hundred Years War: the Relief of Orleans in 1429 by Joan of Arc. In his talk, Matthew will explore […]

The Battle of Wagram 1809

NHSA 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

The NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome John (Jack) H. Gill as our speaker for this event, in which we study the great Napoleonic battle of Wagram 1809. Jack is an associate fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies and an adjunct professor at the Near East-South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, affiliated with the National […]

The Battle of Wagram 1809

NHSA 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

This will be a repeat of the event of 10 and 11 February in which we study the great Napoleonic battle of Wagram 1809. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.    

The Battle of Kohima 1944: The Turn of the Tide in Burma

NHSA 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom

The NHSA are very honoured to welcome Professor Raymond Callahan as our speaker for this event in which we study the key battle of Kohima in the Burma theatre in 1944. Ray Callahan is a pre-eminent contemporary authority on Field Marshal Slim and the Burma campaign. His many acclaimed works include “Triumph at Imphal-Kohima: How the […]