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Next talk overview: Weds 26th June - 'A Very Secret War: Bugging the Nazis in WWII' - Helen Fry During WW2, British intelligence bugged the conversations of German prisoners-of-war at three stately houses, including Trent Park in north London, and Latimer House and Wilton Park

An absolutely chilling account of Omaha Beach 80 years ago.

What an incredibly poignant moment! A lone piper in a landing craft lands on Gold beach 80 years to the day after the Normandy landings started #DDay80

Today we mark 80 years since the D-Day landings, remembering the service and sacrifice of all those involved in turning the tide in the Second World War. 1/3

CBS Reports (1964): "D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy" youtu.be/vNaxTXfjfXk?si… via YouTube

Interesting book review of Giles Milton’s ‘The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance That Won the War’ spectator.co.uk/article/when-s…

26th June Talk by Dr Helen Fry ‘A Very Secret War: Bugging The Nazis in WWII’ based on her book ‘The Walls Have Ears’ A warm evening but still well attended and we were treated to an informative and entertaining insight into a little known aspect of WWII. Dr Helen Fry presented

Next Talk: Wednesday 24th July Flying to the Sun: A Modern Englishman in Mediaeval Japan with Michael Jay A British Airways long-haul pilot now retired from flying the Boeing 747-400 from London’s Heathrow Airport, has combined his flying career with a lifelong study of Japan

Next Talk: Wednesday 28th Aug 2024 Laugh or Fly with The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 with Peter Hart The pioneering the Royal Flying Corps lived their lives amidst a strange dichotomy as they moved from safety to dire danger, and back again in a matter of hours. This created a

Last Talk: Wednesday 24th July Flying to the Sun: A Modern Englishman in Mediaeval Japan Michael Jay captivated us with tales of the diverse and traditional Japanese martial arts and warrior codes. As a westerner who has attained the samurai rank of Group Commander in the Soma

Last Talk: Wednesday 28th August Laugh or Fly with The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 with Peter Hart He captivated a nearly full audience (quite impressive for August!) with tales of daring deeds and instructive stories from the aerial battles of the First World War. Eschewing a

Next talk: 25th September My Life As A Military Spy (BRIXMIS) with Peter Williams. salisburymilhist.com/my-life-as-a-m…

Update on tonight’s talk! Due to logistical difficulties the scheduled speaker Peter Williams will not be available this evening. However, luckily one of our founding members will be bringing forward his talk on ‘Custer’s Last Stand’. We would still like to see those who had

Next Talk: 23rd October 7:30 - 9:30 'It's All Gone South' with Andy Tailby The Story of MV Atlantic Conveyor and Chinook Bravo November in the Falklands Conflict Andy Tailby will give a first-hand account of 18(B) Squadron’s build up to Operation CORPORATE including the journey

We apologise again for the late change to our Talk on the 25th Sep and the disappointment for those who were looking forward to 'My Life As a Military Spy' (BRIXMIS) with Peter Williams. Rest assured that this will be rescheduled for early next year and details will be posted to

Wednesday’s Talk ‘Custer’s Last Stand’ At very short notice, Robert Kershaw stepped in and presented a highly informative and entertaining talk on the famous events around the Battle of Little Big Horn. With many visits to the site and backed by his own book ‘Red Sabbath’,

A week to go to our next talk. Come along and hear the story of the only Chinook to make it off the Atlantic Conveyor told by the pilot who was flying when the ship was hit.

Announcement: Max Hastings is back! We are very pleased to say that Max Hastings will be back to talk to us about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 based on his bestselling book 'Abyss' He will join us at St Johns Place on the evening of 26th March 2025.