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  • A Tour on the Open Wave

    Zoom

    One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Tim Stoneman, will take place on Monday 16 March, commencing at 1930 (UK time). The Guild’s Accreditation Manual states “Battles take place on land, on the sea or in the air, or a combination of them. Thus “ground” can be taken literally or to mean “the […]

  • Guild Recce: the Faulds Explosion

    Staffordshire , United Kingdom

    Members are invited to a Guild recce, at Faulds, close to Lichfield in Staffordshire, to look at the site of the 1944 RAF Faulds bomb dump explosion that killed 70 and remains Britain’s largest terrestrial explosion.  We’ll look at the supply chain for the RAF, why the explosion happened and we have exclusive access to […]

  • Guild Recce: Bavaria

    This will include Battlefield of Blenheim , the German Great War Museum at Ingolstadt and Dachau Concentration Camp.  Note that April 1 is a place marker in the calendar rather than the actual start date which is to be advised For more information contact the organiser John Cotterill via the Guild Secretary, or via the […]

  • Guild Recce – Easter Rising, Dublin April 1916

    Dublin Dublin, Ireland

    In France in 1916, plans were being drawn up to relieve the pressure on Verdun; in Dublin plans were being finalised for an insurrection.  The Easter Rising would see ordinary men and women become national heroes who would shape Ireland’s destiny. Join me in Dublin on May 1st to 3rd 2026 as we look at […]

  • SOE – date to be confirmed

    Online

    One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Bob Shaw, will take place in May - date to be confirmed. The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was created at Churchill's orders in 1940 to 'set Europe ablaze'.  Partly information warfare from the BBC and D Branch of MI6 (SIS), it trained male and female operators […]

  • Artillery Systems That Changed Warfare – date to be confirmed

    Online

    One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Frank Baldwin, will take place in July 2027 - date to be confirmed. As Napoleon once said, "It is with Artillery that war is made".  Ever since the invention of gunpowder, artillery systems have changed the nature of war.  This talk concerns artillery through the ages […]

  • Indirect Fire and Forward Observation – date to be confirmed

    Online

    One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Frank Baldwin, will take place in July 2027 - date to be confirmed. This talk covers the development of indirect fire and forward observation during the 20th Century.   From the Boer War onwards, the nature of battle changed fundamentally.  Warfare was no longer a matter of […]

  • Operation Frankton/Operation Chariot Recce (dates tba)

    THIS RECCE IS BEING PUT BACK TO 2026 SO AS NOT TO CLASH WITH OTHER EVENTS. THE DATES ARE MERELY A PLACE SAVER AND ARE TO BE CONFIRMED. Operation Frankton was the famous WW2 raid on German blockade running shipping in Bordeaux, France.  The raid was carried out by the Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment […]

  • Guild Webinar – Radar Basics (date to be confirmed)

    Online

    Have you ever been asked tricky questions about radar and wished you'd known a bit more about the basics?  Do you want to learn more about a technology that's been a critical part of warfare for over 8o years?  Jon Davy has operated in the radar environment for four decades and is going to spill the beans in […]

  • Smarter Guiding: How AI Can Enhance Your Research, Narratives, and Guest Experience – date to be confirmed

    Online

    One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Joris Nieuwint, will take place in November 2026, date to be confirmed. AI isn’t just for tech experts, it’s becoming an essential tool for historical professionals.  In this session, we’ll look at how guides can use AI to streamline research, build richer narratives, and deliver more […]