Category: Military history AudioWebinar: Army musters – more than just accountsFriday 29 August 2014This webinar looks at how the army accounted for the money it spent on...AudioThe untold story of the RAF’s black Second World War fliers over EuropeWednesday 11 June 2014The RAF aircrew recruited from the Caribbean and West Africa who overcame the official...AudioOperation Unthinkable: Churchill’s plan for World War ThreeMonday 28 April 2014Churchill’s top secret plan to attack the Soviet Empire was scheduled for 1 July...AudioDigitising MH 47 the Middlesex military service appeal tribunalTuesday 11 February 2014On the introduction of conscription in 1916, Military Service Tribunals were set up to...AudioBritain’s air forces in the First World WarFriday 13 December 2013This talk covers the record sources for those who served in the air forces,...AudioThe Battle of FloddenFriday 25 October 2013500 years ago, English and Scottish armies fought a massive battle near Flodden on...AudioTracing your merchant seamen ancestors through crew lists and agreementsFriday 6 September 2013The Merchant Navy Crew Lists and Agreements are one of the greatest sources we...AudioThe secret listenersFriday 12 July 2013Before Bletchley Park could break the German war machine’s codes, the enemy’s radio traffic...AudioJoin up and see the world! British military recruitment after national serviceFriday 28 June 2013In the First and Second World Wars, men had come forward to join the...AudioWilliam Wallace’s rising and execution, and Edward I’s conquest of ScotlandFriday 24 May 2013The period of crisis in Scotland following the death of Alexander III, and leading...AudioThe Journey’s End Battalion: The 9th East Surrey and RC Sherriff in the Great WarFriday 3 May 2013Journey’s End is a well-known play about the Great War. The author, RC Sherriff,...AudioThe post-Restoration army: 1660-1714Friday 5 April 2013We follow the history of the army from its inception as a standing force... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 19 »