Virtual Events

As we start a new Membership Year we have 18 active accreditation candidates and eight awaiting the successful completion of Assignment 1.  Whilst those figures are identical to those of a year ago only three of the active candidates are new ones.  So, we need to encourage more members, especially new ones, to undertake the […]

Using a walking tour of Dresden, Andy Johnson explains why and how the RAF Dresden raid took place, and he will discuss sources. This is an adaptation of Andy’s successful Fellowship presentation at the January 2025 Annual Conference

Continuing our theme of the practical application of firepower, Jon Davy offers a pilot's-eye-view of weaponeering. He flew Jaguars and Typhoons in a 26-year RAF career, employing a wide variety of air-to-surface weapons. In this talk, he will discuss the history and challenges of delivering air-to-ground ordnance and the implications of 'effects-based' warfare. For those […]

Archaeology in the Great War – From Macedonia, Palestine, and the Dardanelles, through to the Roman Gallic wars, the troglodyte nature of the First World War frequently came into contact with the Ancient world.  Clive Harris will tell the story of not only the discoveries uncovered during trench construction, but the fascinating and varied lives […]

To be on the site of a battle, with a knowledgeable and experienced guide can lead us to a profound understanding of the challenges faced by both sides in that action, of how events unfolded and of the outcomes. In that much-used Guild phrase, we can ‘smell the cordite’. One other element is vital to […]