Over a gloriously sunny two days in Edinburgh, we hosted our joint conference with the Second World War Research Group. The keynote address by Dr Andrew Buchanan & Dr Ruth Lawlor, ‘Time to Murder and Create: Writing Histories of a Greater Second World War’,  can be found here:

We are delighted to announce the full programme for our upcoming conference, From the Personal to the Global: Lived Experiences of the Second World War.   Conference 2023 Expanded Programme     This summer, the Second World War Network (Scotland) and the Second World War Research Group are hosting a joint conference: From the Personal […]

In this public lecture, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Official Historian, George Hay, explored the Empire of the dead – the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Scotland, and the birth of modern commemoration.     [IMAGE COURTESY OF EMMA FORTH]     This event was hosted by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with National Museums […]

In November 2022, we hosted an evening celebrating Scottish war poetry. ‘Puir Bliddy Swaddies: Scottish Poets of World War II’ took place at 7pm GMT on Monday 14 November at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh. The event was followed by a drinks reception. The readings, in Scots, Gaelic, and English, showcased the […]

On 5th October 2022, the Second World War Network (Scotland) and the Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History jointly hosted Professor Richard Overy to discuss his latest book, the New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2022 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History, Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War […]