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Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture

'Inescapable, necessary and lunatic': Whitehall's Transition-to-War Planning for World War III


23 June 2009
6:00 pm
Elvin Hall, Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way, London WC1


In honour of the late Ben Pimlott, Twentieth Century British History, the Centre for Contemporary British History, and Oxford Journals have established this annual lecture series. This year's lecture will be delivered by Peter Hennessy, FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London. His subject will be "'Inescapable, necessary and lunatic': Whitehall's Transition-to-War Planning for World War III."

Entry will be free of charge.

For more information contact Dr Stephen Brooke at sjbrooke@yorku.ca

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Dr Sian Nicholas

Dr Stephen Brooke

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