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MILITARY UNPREPAREDNESS: A WARNING FROM HISTORY
30 May Per
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In 1918 the British Army was both victorious and recognised as the best fighting force in the world. By 1940 it was being evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk. How did the Army lose its edge in the Inter-War years and who was responsible for the decline? How do we compare today and are we repeating
Time & Location
30 May 2024 18:00 – 19:30 GMT+1
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About the Event
Dr Robert Lyman FRHistS is a writer, historian. He is a Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre, Pembroke College, University of Oxford. Also a veteran, after finishing a twenty year career in the British Army in 2001 he has published widely on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. His book "Victory to Defeat" co-authored by Lord Richard Dannat, is a a salutary warning for modern Britain, detailing the history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940. With the world teetering on the edge of another great conflagration we should examine how preared we are for a major or even total war within the next five years.
What is in it for me?
1. What happened in the Inter War years that made the British Army so unready for World War 2?
2. Why were these shortfalls not corrected in time for war?
3. Is modern Britain and the West failing to prepare for a pre-war world?