Lunchtime talks take place at 12.30pm every Thursday. Admission is free and many lectures are followed by a book signing in the Museum Shop.
Occasionally, unavoidable circumstances lead to a change in the programme, so visitors interested in attending a particular lecture should telephone 020 7730 0717 ext. 2425 on the day.
Why not enjoy lunch at the National Army Museum café during your visit.
9 September |
Conquest: The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450Juliet Barker |
16 September |
Kut, 1916: Courage and Failure in IraqColonel Patrick Crowley |
23 September |
Churchill’s German ArmyDr Helen Fry |
30 September |
Spy School: British Intelligence and German Secret Agents at the Royal Patriotic School, Wandsworth, in World War TwoSimon McNeill-Ritchie |
7 October |
'Freedom was Never Won Without a Fight' - The Motivation & Mobilisation of the British International Brigade, 1936-38Dr John Callow |
14 October |
Fifes, Fanfares and Flourishes: Military Music Throughout the AgesLt Col Geoff Kingston |
21 October |
Indian Armies, Indian Art: Soldiers, Collectors and Artists, 1780-1880Pip Dodd |
28 October |
Florence Nightingale After the CrimeaHugh Small |
4 November |
Private Pictures: Soldiers’ Inside View of WarJanina Struk |
11 November |
The Making of Modern RemembranceJulie Summers |
18 November |
20th Century Military Sites in WalesJonathan Berry |
25 November |
The British Experience on the North West FrontierJules Stewart |
2 December |
Canadian Border Raiding, 1815-1870Ian Stafford |
9 December |
The Egypt Expedition, 1801Carole Divall |
16 December |
Meet at Dawn Unarmed: Capt Robert Hamilton’s diary account of trench warfare and the Christmas Truce, 1914Andrew Hamilton |
6 January |
Myths and Misconceptions of Medieval WarfareDr Toby Capwell |
13 January |
Support for Wellington’s Army: Medical Aspects of the Peninsular WarMick Crumplin |
20 January |
The Garrison Project: The drawdown of Britain’s biggest garrison outside BritainFranz Wamhof |
27 January |
Amanullah’s Afghan War, 1919: A British Political Debacle?Dr E. J. Yorke |
3 February |
'Hearts and Minds': The Key to the Malayan EmergencyProf Tony Stockwell |
10 February |
SAS Operation Galia: Bravery behind enemy lines in the Second World WarRobert Hann |
17 February |
Sidney Godley, the first Private VC of the Great WarKevin Brazier |
3 March |
Almost Over: the Dresden myth and the war on the groundSean Longden |
10 March |
POW Camps in BritainRoger JC Thomas |
The views and opinions expressed by the NAM’s Lunchtime Lecturers are entirely those of the Speaker alone and are not endorsed by or do not in any way reflect the NAM’s interpretation of past or current events.
