军事史是学术研究发展最快的领域之一
Established in 2009, this programme in Military History enables students to choose (with guidance) their own topic of research and to pursue this under expert one-to-one supervision. But in addition to developing their own specialist research, students also meet regularly to hear, and to dine and argue with, some of the most illustrious figures in the world of Military History: speakers including Sir Antony Beevor, Sir Hew Strachan, Simon Heffer, Richard Overy, James Holland, and Saul David, among others. Dinners are in the elegant and conveniently located surroundings of the Caledonian Club, off Belgrave Square, London SW1.<br><br>The Financial Times has reviewed the course enthusiastically, noting that Intellectually curious professionals are signing up for a new course that gives them the opportunity to exchange thoughts on security, diplomacy and the armed forces over dinner with stellar historians and military top brass.<br><br>The programme is directed by Professor Gary Sheffield, one of Britain's leading historians of the First World War and President of the Western Front Association, whose many books include his edition of the diaries of Field Marshal Haig, as well as biographies of Haig and Wellington, and studies of the leadership effectiveness of officers in the trenches during the Great War.<br><br>Available start dates<br>Sep 2024<br>Attendance<br>Full-time<br><br>Duration<br>6 Months<br>1 Year<br>2 Years