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Disputed Earth: Geology and trench warfare on the Western Front, 1914-18
Join historian Peter Doyle to discover the geology of trench warfare in the First World War.
Geology affects the outcome of battle, and no more so than during the trench warfare of the Great War.
An understanding of terrain has always been the mark of a great commander. But it is the Great War - a war of trenches and dug-outs, of mines and mud - that epitomises the struggles of commander and soldier alike in the prosecution of battle against the obstacles set for them by terrain.
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Geology affects the outcome of battle, and no more so than during the trench warfare of the Great War.
An understanding of terrain has always been the mark of a great commander. But it is the Great War - a war of trenches and dug-outs, of mines and mud - that epitomises the struggles of commander and soldier alike in the prosecution of battle against the obstacles set for them by terrain.
Based
11.30am
FREE
Booking is recommended
FREE
Booking is recommended
Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT
Fri 10 Nov 2017
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www.nam.ac.uk
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