BMMHS Calendar Summary

Date

Speaker

Talk

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Weds 25th September 2019

Dr Helen Fry  

A Very Secret War: Bugging Hitler’s Generals in World War 2

A Very Secret War: Bugging Hitler’s Generals in World War 2

Weds 16th  October 2019

Prof John Buckley

A Bridge Too Far – Myth & Reality

A Bridge Too Far – Myth & Reality

Weds 13th  November 2019

Maj Gen Gordon Risius

The story of a remarkable murder court-martial

The story of a remarkable murder court-martial

Weds 11th December 2019

David Ray

Colditz: Beyond and Behind the Myths

Colditz: Beyond and Behind the Myths

Weds 15th January 2020 

Grp Capt David Drew 

Air-to-Air refuelling during the Falklands

Air-to-Air refuelling during the Falklands

Weds  5th February 2020

Robert Dicketts

Our Man in Hamburg  – a true spy story of World War 2

Our Man in Hamburg – a true spy story of World War 2

Weds  11th  March 2020

Bill Pyke

Sir John Slessor – An unsung Cold War Strategist

Sir John Slessor – An unsung Cold War Strategist

Weds  8th  April 2020

Prof Gary Sheffield

Amateur Soldiering Tradition in Britain & the Empire 

Amateur Soldiering Tradition in Britain & the Empire

Weds  13th May 2020

Robin Brodhurst

The Battle of the Atlantic: the Turning Point

The Battle of the Atlantic: the Turning Point

Weds  10th June 2020

Chris Munns

Cold War – RN Submarine Operations

Cold War – RN Submarine Operations

Weds  8th July 2020

Paul Barnett

Rout on the Riviera – Operation Tiger; The Slapton Sands Disaster

Rout on the Riviera – Operation Tiger; The Slapton Sands Disaster

Weds  9th September 2020

Paul Beaver

Taranto – The Sinking of The Italian Fleet

Taranto – The Sinking of The Italian Fleet

Weds  14th October 2020

Bill King

The Air Transport Auxiliary: unsung heroes of World War II

The Air Transport Auxiliary: unsung heroes of World War II

Weds  11th November 2020

Liz Woolley

No Other Way: Oxfordshire and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39

No Other Way: Oxfordshire and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39

Weds  9th December 2020

Simon Jones

Underground Warfare in WW1

Underground Warfare in WW1

Weds  13th January 2021

Nicci Pugh

White Ship – Red Crosses:  A British Hospital Ship at War

Nicci Pugh - White Ship Red Crosses

Weds  10th February 2021

Stephen Bungay

Alamein

Alamein

Weds  10th March 2021

Clare Mulley

The Women who Flew for Hitler

The Women who Flew for Hitler

Weds  14th April 2021

Dilip Sarkar

The Blast of War

The Blast of War

Weds  12th May 2021

John Peaty

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

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SIGNAL CITY; WHERE THE WRENS HANDLE THE NAVY'S SECRET MESSAGES. OCTOBER 1942, GREENOCK. SIGNAL CITY, THE BUSIEST NAVAL STATION OUTSIDE THE ADMIRALTY, IS SITUATED IN THE GROUNDS OF AN OLD HOUSE IN THE NORTH. 200 WRENS WORK THERE, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SIGNAL COMMANDER, ALONG WITH A FEW NAVAL SIGNALMEN. THE WRENS: WIRELESS TELEPHONISTS, CYPHER OFFICERS, TELEPRINT OPERATORS, DISPATCH RIDERS, ETC HANDLE HUNDREDS OF VITAL MESSAGES DAILY. SIGNAL CITY WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED BY THE SIGNAL COMMANDER. (A 13711) Teleprinting plays an important part in the network of naval communications. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205146982
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