Britain’s only literary festival dedicated solely to military history. Fiction and non-Fiction - Agincourt to Afghanistan - On Land, at Sea and in the Air.
Buy TicketsCelebrated speakers and panel discussions with top historians and authors. Book signings.
Exhibits and displays.
Join the largest gathering of military history writers in the country in the beautiful surroundings of the Malvern Hills ‘Elgar Country’.
Peter Snow is a highly respected journalist, author and broadcaster. He was ITN’s Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent from 1966 to 1979 and presented BBC’s Newsnight from 1980 to 1997. An indispensable part of election nights, he has also covered military matters on and off the world’s battlefields for...
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Military historian, author and defence analyst, Dr Peter Caddick-Adams is a specialist speaker who has made a major academic and popular contribution to the understanding of past battles. He has led hundreds of visits and studied more than 50 battlefields around the world, covering all periods in history,...
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Tim Clayton is the author of a number of books on military history and is also an authority on eighteenth-century prints. His recent work includes the catalogue of the British Museum exhibition Bonaparte and the British, of which he was co-curator, and Waterloo: Four Days that changed Europe’s...
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Cedric Delves entered the Army through RMA Sandhurst in 1966, was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, subsequently joining the SAS. He directed all UK Special Forces before becoming Commander of the Field Army. He was medically discharged having lost a leg to a drunk driver. He...
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Damien Lewis is a number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into over forty languages worldwide. For decades he worked as a war and conflict reporter for the world’s major broadcasters, reporting from across Africa, South America, the Middle and Far East and winning numerous awards....
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Roger Moorhouse is a historian and author, specialising in Nazi Germany, Central Europe and World War Two in Europe. A fluent German speaker, he is the author of a number of books – including Berlin at War (Basic Books, 2010), The Devils’ Alliance (Bodley Head, 2014) and The...
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Patrick Porter is Professor of International Security and Strategy at the University of Birmingham. He is also Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, London. His research interests are great power politics, US/UK foreign and defence policy, and the interaction of power and ideas in the...
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Dilip Sarkar is a prolific, best-selling, author well-known for his extensive work on the Battle of Britain period, and most recently on Arnhem. Concentrating on the human experience, Dilip is driven to record and share the deeply moving stories of casualties, with an emphasis on the ‘missing’, and...
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Gary is one of the UK’s leading military historians. His many books include Forgotten Victory – The First World War: Myths & Realities (2001), A Short History of the First World War (2014), and Douglas Haig: From the Somme to Victory (2016). His most recent book appeared this...
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Stuart Tootal is a former army Colonel, a best-selling author and currently a global head in the corporate security sector. His exceptional military career has seen him serve in Northern Ireland and the Middle East. Stuart has served with the Queen’s Own Highlanders in several tours of Northern...
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Annabel Venning graduated in History and Politics from Durham University, before embarking on a career as a journalist. She has written for numerous magazines and newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Times. She is now a frequent contributor to the Mail on Sunday, for...
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Danny West joined 22 SAS from the Royal Corps of Signals. He was commissioned in the rank of Captain in 1982, his first appointment being Second-in-Command of D Squadron 22 SAS in the Falklands War. Several tours followed at regimental service and on the Staff before his retirement...
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The top military historians in their fields debate key issues in important battles and wars through the ages. Sessions include SAS in the Falklands and Second World War, Poland and Crimea, First World War Generals, D-Day, the Dark Side of the Napoleonic Wars and Arnhem.
Saturday will also see the presentation of the inaugural Society for Army Historical Research Prize for Military Fiction.
Our speakers will be undertaking book signings at the event and you can purchase copies at the Festival book store run by our partner Ledbury Books & Maps.
There will also be some exhibit stands where you can browse the offerings of our partner associations and organisations.
I’m truly thrilled that Enlightenment Events have created this super event focusing on military history. With a plethora of top speakers and debaters, covering a wide spread of eras and fascinating topics, I’m expecting some real magic on stage! There’s certainly enough to challenge and entertain from novice to expert.
