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Call for Papers - El Alamein and the Mediterranean
Campaign 1942: Seventy-Five Years On Conference 6-8
September 2017
Discussion published by Phil McCarty on Sunday, February 19, 2017
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/centre-for-historical-research/centre...
Conference 6-8 September 2017
At: University of Wolverhampton, Fifth Floor, Lord Swraj Paul Building, Molineux Street,
Wolverhampton WV1 1LY
(Photograph courtesy of
the Imperial War Museum)
In the autumn of 1942, British, Commonwealth and Allied forces fought across the Western
Desert and throughout the Mediterranean against the combined Axis forces of Germany and
Italy. Allied efforts on land, sea and in the air resulted in victory both at El Alamein and
subsequently across North Africa more generally, with major political and strategic
consequences for all involved.
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After seventy-five years it is time to re-evaluate the importance, impact and outcome of the
Battles of El Alamein alongside a wider reappraisal of the war in the Mediterranean in 1942.
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Why did the Battles of El Alamein take place?
What were the consequences of the operation?
How did the campaign across the Mediterranean theatre in 1942 shape the impact of war on
the principal participants?
What were the political consequences of Allied successes in the autumn of 1942?
How and why has El Alamein been depicted, studied and commemorated in the years since
1942?
Such questions and issues form the basis of this major international conference to be held at the
University of Wolverhampton in September 2017, hosted by the University’s Department of
History, Politics and War Studies.
The conference will lead to an edited collection to be published by Helion.
Call for papers
Please send a brief outline (c.200 words) of your paper along with a short CV to Professor John
Buckley by 30th April 2017. We welcome individual papers on any aspects, land, sea or air, of
the Battles of El Alamein or the campaign in the Mediterranean in 1942. We especially welcome
panels of three papers on a joint theme. All papers will be allocated 20 minute slots for
presentation, and this should allow some time in each panel for questions and discussion. If you
wish your paper to be considered for inclusion in the edited collection, please let us know.
Keynote speakers
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Professor Niall Barr
Professor John Gooch
Dr Peter Lieb
Professor Simon Ball
Dr David Motadel
Professor Stephen Badsey
Conference format
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Keynote speakers
Panel discussions
Feature Film: Desert Victory
Conference dinner
Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Wolverhampton, City Campus North,
Citation: Phil McCarty. Call for Papers - El Alamein and the Mediterranean Campaign 1942: Seventy-Five Years On Conference 6-8
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approximately a 10 minute walk from Wolverhampton’s bus and train stations.
University of Wolverhampton, Fifth Floor, Lord Swraj Paul Building, Molineux Street,
Wolverhampton WV1 1LY
Map and directions for City Campus
Fees
£100 which includes teas, coffees and three lunches.
Daily Rate : £40
Conference Dinner: £25
Conference organisation and administration contacts
Jacqueline Jones at [email protected]
Academic organiser
Prof John Buckley at [email protected] Tel: 00 44 (0)1902 323388
Citation: Phil McCarty. Call for Papers - El Alamein and the Mediterranean Campaign 1942: Seventy-Five Years On Conference 6-8
September 2017. H-War. 02-19-2017. https://networks.h-net.org/node/12840/discussions/167534/call-papers-el-alamei-and-mediterranean-campaign-1942-seventy
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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