17th Military History Colloquium

The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and the Canada Research Chair in Conflict and Culture, Department of History, University of Western Ontario, are presenting the 17th Military History Colloquium at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 4-6 May 2006. The preliminary program is, as usual, very impressive and wide-ranging in scope. Starting with a public keynote address the first evening by Stephen Badsey, "Normandy 1944: The Battle of the Nations", the conference kicks into full gear on 5 May with presentations on the Canadian Army 1944-45, the Canadian Corps during the First World War, social aspects of the First and Second World Wars, the South African War, and more. The sessions on 6 May include papers naval history, the post-Second World War Canadian military, and military law and discipline.