Alesia: Caesar’s Greatest Victory

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

The NHSA is delighted to welcome Gregory Coates as our speaker for this event in which we study Caesar's famous siege of Alesia, which formed the culmination of his campaigns in Gaul. Gregory will be attending as part of our programme of speakers engaged in doctorate research. Having graduated with first class honours from Oxford […]

Vitoria: Wellington’s decisive peninsular victory? 

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

NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome Professor Charles Esdaile as our speaker for this event in which we analyse the battle of Vitoria.  Professor of History at Liverpool University, Charles Esdaile has been prolific in his publications on the Peninsular War and is a specialist on Spain in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era. His many works include "The Peninsular […]

Vitoria: Wellington’s decisive peninsular victory?

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

This topic has proved extremely popular and NHSA is both privileged honoured to welcome Carole Divall as our speaker for further study of the battle of Vitoria.  Carole Divall has published extensively on the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, especially with reference to the British army in the Peninsula. Her recent works have included "Wellington's Worse Scrape: The Burgos Campaign 1812" and, most […]

The Ebro 1938: Republican Denouement?

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

For this event, in which we study the last Republican offensive  of the Spanish Civil War, the NHSA is very pleased to welcome Colonel Ray Wilkinson as our speaker. He is a retired Regular and Army Reserves Officer and an accredited member of the International Guild of Battlefield Guides and the Guild’s Chief Validator He […]

The Battle of Shiloh – First Clash in the West

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

The NHSA are delighted and honoured to welcome Scott L. Mingus, Sr. as our speaker for this event in which we study the early American Civil War battle of Shiloh. Scott is a multiple award-winning author on the Civil War whose many critically acclaimed works include "If we are Striking for Pennsylvania" and "The Second […]

Stalingrad: The Defence of the Factories

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

The NHSA are extremely pleased and honoured to have Dr Michael Jones as our speaker for this special event in which we focus on aspects of the Battle of Stalingrad and in particular the defence of the factory area of the city in September and October 1942.  Michael is a fellow of the Royal Historical […]