How Churchill Waged War

Allen Packwood is coming to the Minerva Building on Monday 7 December, with a talk on how Winston Churchill waged war. It's a single hour, 6:15 to 7:15pm, and it's being held in MB0312, the Coop Lecture theatre, which is part of the University of Lincoln's Brayford Pool campus (LN6 7TS).

Packwood is the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, so he's working with the primary source material rather than talking from a distance. The talk focuses on how Churchill actually ran the war—the decisions, the strategy, and the way he managed the conflict from the inside—rather than just the public image of the man. If you've spent any time with the history of the Second World War, this is the part that usually stays behind the scenes, and having someone who runs the archives lead the conversation puts it in a different light.

It's a relatively easy one to get to if you're already around the Brayford Pool area. The talk runs from 6:15 to 7:15pm, and there are refreshments from 5:45pm, so you can arrive early and have a drink before it kicks off. If you're coming from work or from across town, that half-hour buffer gives you plenty of time to settle in without rushing.

Tickets are £4 for visitors, and it's free for national HA members, students, teachers, and university staff. If you're not already a member, branch membership is £15 a year. The talk is on Monday 7 December, 6:15 to 7:15pm, at the Minerva Building, Brayford Pool campus.