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Santander - Península de la Magdalena (Comedor de Gala)

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The First World War shaped the Twentieth Century and some of its legacies are still evident today, not least in the Middle East, but also in terms of popular culture and popular memory in former belligerent states. From the beginning, it was a global conflict by virtue of the automatic inclusion of European empires and their peoples but the war also spread to the Americas and the Far East. In belligerent states, the war had the capacity to affect every man, woman and child for a ‘total’ war waged on such a scale required that the enemy be out produced as well as outfought, and that all the resources of the state be brought to bear. While some states were able to adapt to the challenges of war, others succumbed to defeat and revolution. Even those states that remained neutral could not escape the impact of war. 

As centenary commemorations continue, the course takes a global view of the causes, conduct, impact and consequences of the First World War, providing an overview of the most recent academic research for all those interested in war and its legacies. 

Short biog:

Professor Ian Beckett retired as Professor of Military History at the University of Kent in 2015. Previously, he held chairs in both the UK and the US including the Major General Matthew C. Horner Chair in Military Theory at the US Marine Corps University, Quantico, Vriginia from 2002 to 2004. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is known internationally for his work on the First World War. His publications include The Making of the First World War (2012), The Great War, 1914-18 (2nd edition, 2007); Home Front, 1914-18 (2006); and (with Keith Simpson), A Nation in Arms: A Social Study of the British Army in the First World War (1985). The British Army and the First World War, co-written with Tim Bowman and Mark Connelly, has just been published by Cambridge University Press.  He was historical adviser for BBC South for the 'World War One at Home' project.