Military History

The two world wars of the first half of the twentieth century, World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939 - 1945), wrought extraordinary levels of destruction. Much of the artistic production during the period reflected grim and complicated realities, while a number of works of art of the post-war period played a role in the memorialization of the wars or served as critical commentary on the wars’ historical legacies.

The two world wars of the first half of the twentieth century, World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939 - 1945), wrought extraordinary levels of destruction.

The Graduate History Association of the Department of History at The University of Alabama is pleased to announce that it is hosting our Eleventh Annual Graduate Student Conference on Power and Struggle. The conference will be held on UA’s campus on October 11-12, 2019.

Throughout history, women have played important roles in wartime. Not only did women perform a variety of necessary gendered tasks, whilst accompanying armies, but they also fought, led armies, organized the defence of their territories, etc. Still, their actions tend to be overlooked due to male preponderance in the battle field.

Veterans: Enduring, Surviving, and Remembering War

An International Conference

12-13 September 2019

U.S. Naval War College

Fighting for the Empire: African Societies in the First and Second World Wars

To be published by Leuven University Press

Edited by Chima J. Korieh

The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick, in association with the Juno Beach Centre Association and Brécourt Academic, are pleased to announce a special plenary session, "Canada and the Campaign to Liberate Europe, 1940–1945," which will be held at the Normandy 75 conference (22-25 July 2019) in Portsmouth, England.

The Second World War Intelligence Research Group and Brécourt Academic, in association with Bletchley Park, Trent Park Museum, The Medmenham Association, and Global War Studies, are pleased to announce a special plenary session, "Intelligence and Operation Overlord," which will be held at the Normandy 75 conference (22-25 July 2019) in Portsmouth, England.

The U.S. Naval War College and The John B. Hattendorf Center for Maritime Historical Research, in association with Brécourt Academic and Global War Studies, are pleased to announce a special plenary session, "Operation Neptune and Beyond: Naval and Maritime Aspects of the Normandy Campaign," which will be held at the Normandy 75 conference (22-25 July 2019) in Portsmouth, England.

The Smith Center is pleased to announce that the twentieth series of the Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr., Lectures in the History of Cartography will be held at the Newberry Library on Thursday, November 7 through Saturday, November 9, 2019. This year’s series, titled Redrawing the World: 1919 and the History of Cartography, commemorates the Centennial of the landmark Paris Peace Conference that led to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The series is being organized this year by Peter Nekola (Philosophy, Luther College).