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 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 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 […]
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 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 […]
The NHSA is honoured to welcome Eric Schnitzer as our speaker for this event, in which we study the battles of Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights that proved decisive in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War in 1777. Eric has been a ranger and historian at Saratoga National Historical Park for more than 20 […]
