March 17, 2010

17th March 2010 –  6.30-9.00pm

Location: Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms

Professor Gary Sheffield
Fighting for Churchill? The ordinary British soldier in the Second World War

In this lecture Professor Sheffield turns his attention to the Second World War, examining the impact of combat on the ordinary soldier and analysing their motivation for fighting. In the process he highlights the true, often misunderstood costs of war on the individual. Gary Sheffield is Professor of War Studies at the University of Birmingham. Author of numerous outstanding books and articles on the history of the two World Wars, he is famous for his work in demythologising accepted perceptions of the 1914-18 War.

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The Churchill Lecture Series, which runs from September 2009 until April 2010, is presented by some of the world’s leading authorities on Churchill. They take place within the remarkable and historic setting of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Sponsored by Military History.

October 2009 marks the centenary of the modern British Intelligence Community and the founding of the Secret Intelligence Service (sometimes known as MI6) and the Security Service, MI5. Included in this lecture series; presented by some of the leading historians in the field of intelligence and based in part upon closed records, we offer a fascinating insight into the wartime contribution of SIS.

Adults £15, Seniors, Students and Friends of the Imperial War Museum £12 The price of your lecture ticket also allows you preferential access to the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. Guests can enjoy the site before and after the lecture.

Doors open at 6.30 with the lectures beginning at 7.00pm. Doors remain open after the lectures until 9.00 pm.

Lectures are available to book by telephone on 020 7766 0155* Online booking available from 1st August.