by LCMSDS | Nov 5, 2014 | Events, Public Lectures |
“Churchill and the defence of Antwerp, October 1914” On the night of 2 October 1914 the Belgian Government, fearing the destruction of Antwerp, informed London that it would evacuate the city. Churchill left for Belgium that night to convince King Albert...
by LCMSDS | Nov 3, 2014 | Events, Public Lectures |
Soldiers of the Soil and YMCA War Work in Rural Canada during the First World War Jon Weier is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at Western University. He will be presenting his research Friday, Nov 21st, 2:30-4:30, Rm 132 MacKinnon Building, University of...
by LCMSDS | Nov 2, 2014 | Public Lectures |
Military Lecture Series Mike Bechthold, Trench Strafing, Tactical Bombing and Isolating the Battlefield: The Battle of Amiens and the Royal Air Force, August 1918 Thursday, November 20th – 7:00 pm Admission by donation * Offered in partnership with the Laurier...
by LCMSDS | Nov 1, 2014 | Events, Speaker Series, Uncategorized |
Join distinguished historian Mark Humphries at the Laurier Military History Speaker Series as he celebrates the release of his most recent book The Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of Public Health in Canada (UTP, 2013). The event is sponsored and...
by LCMSDS | Nov 1, 2014 | Events, Public Lectures |
Dr. Mark HumphriesDunkley Chair in War and the Canadian ExperienceWilfrid Laurier University Shell Shock and the Emotional Legacy of the Great War In recognition of the 100th anniversary of World War I, we are pleased to present a foremost expert, Dr. Mark Humphries,...
by LCMSDS | Oct 30, 2014 | Events, Public Lectures |
Wellington County Military Lecture Series Part 1: November 6, 7:00 pm “The Bridge too Far” Part 2: November 13, 7:00 pm “Liberation and Sacrifice: Canadian Soldiers and Dutch Civilians, October 1944” Presented by Terry...
