The South African
Military History Society

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging



Archive of selected lectures

From time to time a lecture will be added to this part of the website based on the interest it generated and the availability of suitable notes from the speaker(s)

Johannesburg
SubjectSpeakerWhere & when
Flying Bombs Colin Dean Johannesburg December 2005
Three Battles of Gaza 1917 Avram Pelunsky Johannesburg February 2006 - curtain raiser
Italian participation in the Anglo-Boer War Mario Lupini Johannesburg February 2006 - main lecture
Antietam - the civil war's bloodiest day Robin Smith Johannesburg March 2006
Bridge on River Kwai Bob Smith Johannesburg May 2006
POW camps in the UK in WWII Colin Dean Johannesburg June 2006
Henry V and Joan of Arc Martin Ayres Johannesburg July 2006
From wooden walls to Dreadnoughts:
gun, armour, ram or torpedo?
Captain Ivor Little Johannesburg August 2006
Oranje Vrijstaat Artillerie Corps M C Heunis Johannesburg August 2006 curtain-raiser
Some Arctic activities: Vice Admiral Sir Henry Kellett John Parkinson Johannesburg September 2006 curtain-raiser
The Natal Volunteers Terry Willson Johannesburg December 2006 curtain-raiser
Seven Battles that shaped SA David Williams Johannesburg March 2007 curtain-raiser
The "San Boats" - Eagle Oil at War Ivor Little Johannesburg August 2007 curtain-raiser
Edward Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria John Cramp Johannesburg September 2007 curtain-raiser
1066 - a year that changed England forever Martin Ayres Johannesburg October2007 - curtain-raiser
The Battle of the River Plate Roslyn Peter Johannesburg November 2007 curtain-raiser
Captain Robert Nairac GC John S Murray Johannesburg December 2007 curtain-raiser
The Basuto Wars 1820-1881 Col James Jacobs Johannesburg December 2007 - main lecture
Shiloh - the emergence of Grant Robin Smith Johannesburg March 2008 - main lecture

Durban
SubjectSpeakerWhere & when
From Normandy to Eagle's Nest Charles Whiteing KZN 2006


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