Applied History The British Army and the Study of War

09:15 Welcome by Commandant RMAS, Major General Paul Nanson

09:30 Introductory Lecture:The History of Future Wars – Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman (KCL)

10:15 Coffee

10:45 Panel 1 – War, History and the StatePanel Chair: Dr James Kitchen (RMAS)

• Thinking about War: Clausewitz’s Relevance to the Twenty First Century British Army - Dr Sibylle Scheipers (University of St Andrews)
• War and Public Finance - Dr Jonathan Boff (University of Birmingham)
• Force Generation for Major Wars: Lessons from History – Colonel Martin Todd (CHACR)
• The Missing Foundation: The British Army and Official History – Dr Paul Latawski(RMAS)

12:45 Lunch

13:45 Panel 2 – The Place of History in Making Strategy - Panel Chair: Dr Ann Jacobs (RMAS)

• The Historical Underpinnings of Anglo-American Strategy – Professor Niall Barr (KCL at JSCSC)
• Liberal Interventions and Imperial History: Dangerous Lessons? – Dr Chris Tripodi (KCLat JSCSC)
• History and NATO Strategy in the Twenty-First Century – Dr Linda Risso (IHR)
• The Army’s Global Strategy: Historical Underpinnings of Readiness and DefenceEngagement – TBC

15:45 Coffee

16:15 Panel 3 – Command and the Battlefield – Tactical, Operational and Strategic Learning Panel - Chair: Dr Jonathan Fennell (KCL at JSCSC)

• Leadership, Command and Combat Effectiveness: Does studying military history help? –Major General Nicholas Borton (GOC 3Div)
• Leadership, Command and Combat Effectiveness: Academic Perspective – Professor Anthony King (University of Warwick)
• The British Army and Staff Rides – Major General (ret’d) Andrew Sharpe (DirectorCHACR)

18:20 Closing Lecture:The Value of Studying History to the Twenty-First-Century British Army – LieutenantGeneral Patrick Sanders (CFA)

19:20 Drinks Reception

20:00 Dinner [Additional Charge Applies]

There is a small charge of £15 for the dinner in the evening if you wish to come to it. Accommodation is also available at RMAS for the nights of 25 and 26 June, charged at £35 per night. The dinner and accommodation can be booked by contacting CHACR’s administrator (ArmyStrat-CHACR-0Mailbox@mod.uk).