2015 John Turner Memorial Lecture
Professor Keith Jeffrey
Global Perspectives on 1916
Presented by Professor Keith Jeffery
1916 was a pivotal year in the First World War. By its end, the leading belligerent powers were inescapably committed to 'fight to the finish' and hope of a compromise for peace was lost. Taking in the Eastern and Western Fronts, as well as Africa, Asia, America and the war at sea, Professor Jeffery will look at the year that was.
Keith Jeffery is a Professor of British History at Queen's University Belfast with a distinguished international career spanning more than 30 years. He is a world authority on World War I, the award-winning author of The Secret History of MI6 – the first official history of the British Secret Intelligence Service - and chair of the board of Irish Historical Studies.
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