Tour 2009 – Presentation Topics

(Those in bold are already chosen)

1. The Origins of the First World War

2. Beaumont-Hamel – 1 July 1916

3. Courcelette – 22 September 1916

4. Vimy Ridge – 9 April 1917

5. Conscription, 1917

6. The Drocourt- Quéant Line, 1918

7. The Canal du Nord, 1918

8. Bourlon Wood, 1918

9. Dieppe - 19 August 1942 (any of the 4 Canadian beaches: BLUE, RED, WHITE or GREEN)

10. Air support to the D-Day landings

11. First Canadian Parachute Battalion

12. Naval support to the D-Day landings

13. JUNO Beach - 6 June 1944 (Courseulles sur Mer, Bernieres sur Mer, St. Aubin sur Mer)

14. OMAHA Beach – 6 June 1944

15. The Murders at the Abbaye d’Ardenne

16. Op CHARNWOOD - 10 July 1944

17. Op ATLANTIC – 20 July 1944

18. Op SPRING - 25 July 1944

19. Op TOTALIZE - 8 August 1944

20. Op TRACTABLE - 14 August 1944

21. Conscription, 1944

22. The Falaise Gap

Not all of these topics will be assigned and all are encouraged to suggest topics of particular interest. Topics will be assigned on a “first-come-first-served” basis.

Your briefing should aim to ensure that we all have a common understanding of the important events relevant to your topic and any controversy in the historiography. The briefing should take no longer than 15 minutes and will more often than not be conducted on site.

If you are stuck for references please contact either Professors Fortmann or Hayes.