Events

This, another in our series of Guild webinars, will be delivered by Marc Yates, the Guild's Governance Director. When faced with having to guide battlefields and describe events several hundred years ago, sources can be scarce, in another language and difficult to find.  So often published popular history usually repeats the most well-known previous account […]

As battlefield guides, we invariably will take questions on the weapons of the era we are guiding and the impact they may or may not have had on the outcome of a battle or campaign.  As such, this session will cover the evolution of firearms and the changes in rifle operating systems, definitions and terminology, […]

Chris Finn, the Accreditation Director, will be presenting the next in the Guild Webinar series, entitled A Research Journey. The subject will be researching the Korean War Battle of the Imjin, in particular the role of the artillery in that battle, for a talk he has delivered both on-line and to live audiences. Chris will […]

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 […]

This is a webinar aimed at all members in that it will cover some of the basics of marketing. These include: Generally, how do people find you to employ you? Where are you prepared to work and what work are you prepared to do? Work doesn't always have to be "abroad" but can be "local". […]

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 […]

Fire from the sea has been around for ages (Edward III’s siege of Calais, anyone?)  – and has gone under a number of titles; shore bombardment, naval gunfire support, naval surface fire support, to name but a few.  Using historical examples, Tim will discuss the background, the capabilities, and limitations, of ships and their weaponry […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Alan Wood, will take place on Wednesday 9th December commencing at 1930 (UK time).   On the 24th February 2022 hundreds of Russian tanks drove across the Ukrainian border.  This was a scenario that many believed would never happen in Europe again. This thinking had been prevalent […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Bob Shaw, will take place on Monday 5 January, commencing at 1900 (UK time). During 1940, when a potential German invasion seemed to be a real threat, a secret, specifically trained force was created under Churchills orders to stay hidden whilst the regular forces and Home […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Sue King, will take place on Monday 16 February, commencing at 1900 (UK time).The new Accreditation Programme is designed to add training to our accreditation system and to explore the skills required for activities associated with battlefield guiding work where guides might be employed.  Sue will […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by the Guild President, Steve Abbott, will take place on Monday 113 April, commencing at 1930 (UK time). The webinar will cover the rationale for the formation of the Corps (styled a Regiment) and WWII actions, including the antecedents in the RAF Armoured Car Squadrons.  The Cold […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Bob Shaw, will take place on 5 May. 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 to insert into occupied […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Frank Baldwin, will take place on 6 July 2026. 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 that has made a […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by Frank Baldwin, will take place on 3 August 2026. 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 ranks of soldiers facing […]

One of the series of Guild webinars, given by John Pratt, will take place on Saturday 26 September, commencing at 1930 (UK time). The tank was first used in battle on 15th September 1916 at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette on the Somme.  How this new weapon, seen as an opportunity to break the deadlock on […]