The Department of History of Kansas State University and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library are hosting the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for Military History from 18-21 May 2006 in Manhattan, Kansas. The theme of this year's conference is the "Construction, Reconstruction, and Consumption of Military History" and includes a wide-ranging selection of panels and papers. The "Canadian content" at the meeting includes Mat Joost, Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH), Department of National Defence (DND), speaking on "The Canadian Forces' Experience in War Diaries Creation" as part of a panel called "Military Culture: Paths to Professionalization"; Alexander W.G. Herd, University of Calgary, speaking on "The Influence of 'Official History' on Canadian Military History" as part of a panel called "Close Readings in Military History", and, William Rawling, DHH, DND, speaking on "The Shelling of Estevan Point: One Incident, Contradictory Constructions" as part of a panel called "War and Memory".
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