New Members
Jo Hook writes:
We welcome the following new members into the Guild:
·
Steve Hoar from Stockport Cheshire joins.
His interests are WW1 and WW2
·
Hugh Williams from Blandford St Mary Dorset
joins. His interests are WW1
·
Robin Giles from Newcastle Upon Tyne joins. His
interests are WW1
New Guild Magazine
Secretary writes:
You should now have or shortly will receive a copy of the
new Guild magazine. I hope that you like it!
It will be issued three times a year and its success will
depend on a steady flow or articles and pictures from you the membership. The
contributions that we would like could be guiding related, pictures of people
out guiding, members presenting to local groups, interesting stories etc. They
don't have to be long and they don't have to be written by you - if you have
another organisation that you work with who would like to submit something
(like the War Memorials Trust article in the current edition) they would also
be welcome! If you can help please send contributions to me at secretary@gbg-international.com
Norwich Event 21st - 23rd
March 2014
Secretary writes:
With 2013 nearly over it is time to start thinking about
events in 2014 and the first big weekend is at Norwich from the 21st - 23rd
March. This event is organised by Jo Hook and will look at Norwich as a
'battlefield' from Ketts Rebellion to the Baedekers Raids of 1942. To date the
following have announced their intention to attend:
·
John Cotterill
·
David Harvey
·
Christopher Newbould
·
Mike Peters
·
Dan Mills
An opportunity to validate is available at this event.
If you would like to attend see the programme which is on
the website at http://www.gbg-international.com/event_2014.html
and drop Jo a note at jojohook781@gmail.com
Deepcut Event 8th February
2014
Alison Hine writes:
8 February 2014 - Prelude to War - to be held at the RLC
Museum, Deepcut. In Autumn 2014 many Guides will be taking Centenary
tours to France and Belgium and talking about the first few months of the First
World War. The purpose of holding this Guild event early next year is to
provide pre-August 1914 background information in order to assist Guides in
placing later events in context. The topics to be covered include: the
origins of the First World War, changes and developments in the Army after the
Boer War, the Infantry soldier of 1914, the RN and RFC, Artillery and other
Arms and Services. This is a one-day event and costs will be kept to a
minimum. Further information will be notified early in the New
Year.
World War I Tourism
European Fair Gorizia (North eastern Italy) May 23rd - 25th 2014
Secretary writes:
Members might like to note that this new event is to be held
in Gorizia Italy.
Regions, municipalities, consortia and other institutional
actors, as well as publishing groups, single facilities and museums will have
the opportunity to meet with tour operators and other professionals with a deep
interest in history and the First World War in order to promote their
activities and develop a niche tourism focusing on integrated itineraries to discover
the many facets of the Great War.
An estimated 50,000 visitors are expected to attend.
We are considering how the Guild might get involved and if
anyone has any contact with organisations that might be exhibiting please could
they let me know. Some further details can be seen at http://gallery.mailchimp.com/d34a8a8fe96c0b7aaa06d55db/files/GrandeGuerra_Presentazione_MKT_ENG.pdf
The commemoration of the
centenary of the Great War in the Vosges mountain range
Secretary writes:
We have received the attached brochure from the Vosges
Tourist people showing holiday and product offers specifically designed to mark
the commemoration of the Centenary in the region. These may be of interest.
Help Wanted
Secretary writes:
I have been asked to identify the Guild's best experts on
the Crimea and the WW1 Palestinian Campaign, 1915-18? If you would class
yourself as one of these exalted few please could you let me know!
Members willing to give
talks
Secretary writes:
In response to an increase in enquiries from people wanting
to know whether Guild members would be prepared to give talks on battlefield
topics please could you let me know if you are prepared to give talks to local
groups, what your primary subjects are and the geographical radius in which you
would be prepared to go.
Website News
Secretary writes:
I have put up some comments received about the recent AGM in
the 'what they said' section of the website - see http://gbg-international-whattheysaid.blogspot.co.uk/
In response to requests at the AGM for a permanent record of
these weekly updates I am now putting a copy on the website at http://gbg-international-news.blogspot.co.uk/
CWGC Project
Jo Hook writes:
As I mentioned at the AGM the flow of stories for the CWGC
project has all but dried up. This is embarrassing for us and I feel that if we
cannot get more stories soon we will have to go back to the CWGC and admit
defeat. If you are able to do anything over the Christmas period I would be
very grateful - please send to jojohook781@gmail.com
New Books
Secretary writes:
Members may be interested in the following new books form
member John Grodzinski:
Defender of Canada: Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812
By John R. Grodzinski, University of Oklahoma Press, 2013
(Campaigns and Commanders, Vol. 40)
An examination of British Strategic Leadership in the
Canadas between 1812 and 1815
“This full-dress study and reassessment of Sir George
Prevost is long overdue. John R. Grodzinski does a masterful job of tracing
Prevost’s career and demonstrates that this much-maligned leader deserves to be
remembered as the savior of Canada.”—Donald R. Hickey, author of The War of
1812: A Forgotten Conflict
“Sir George Prevost has had many critics and almost no
defenders. In the course of rehabilitating Prevost’s reputation, John R.
Grodzinski gives us a fresh, comprehensive analysis of British strategy and
policy-making in North America, 1811 to 1815. This book will stand as one of
the more significant studies to emerge from the bicentennial of the War of
1812.”—J. C. A. Stagg, author of The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent
“In a major contribution to scholarship, John R. Grodzinski
shifts the focus from the drama and glory of battles and campaigns to the
higher direction of war. His focus on the combined civil-military command that
defeated a succession of American invasions places Sir George Prevost in the
wider context of imperial power, and makes a strong case in Prevost’s
defense.”—Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain against America in
the Naval War of 1812
The book is available via Amazon UK at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Defender-Canada-Prevost-Campaigns-Commanders/dp/0806143878/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386939637&sr=8-1&keywords=defender+of+canada
or through the publisher at: http://www.oupress.com/ECommerce/Book/Detail/1787/defender%20of%20canada
May 2014 will see the publication of a study I have written
on the 104th Regiment of Foot in the War of 1812 (the one in North America and
not Russia). Details at:
BBC News
·
Michael Blaney and Raymond Kelly honoured in
Newry - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25272275
·
'Unsung' London war bus brought back to life - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25338867
·
Bamburgh Beach World War Two pillbox to be
recorded - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-25333776
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