The Western Front Association presents the Fourth President’s Conference – a series of talks through-out the day
Fig.1 Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud Poilus of the 77th Infantry Regiment (1915)
1915: A Year of Trial and Error at the Tally Ho! Conference Centre, Birmingham
Key speakers:
- “The Breakthrough that never was: German Plans for an Offensive on the Western Front in 1915″ Dr Robert Foley
- “The Worst Year: The French Army in 1915″ Dr Jonathan Krause
- “The Trench Warfare Department 1914 – 1915″ John Sneddon
- “Harsh Realities: The BEF’s Spring Offensives 1915″ Dr Spencer Jones
- “The Battle of Loos: Planning. Landscape and Gas ” Professor Peter Doyle
Mind Bursts 