Battle: The Moments that Transformed Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine
Sunday 11 October
The Court House Ballroom, Jury Street
5.00pm
Across three millennia, wars have been won not simply by numbers or weapons, but by morale, leadership, innovation and timing.
In this talk, author and historian Iain MacGregor takes us on a gripping journey – from Marathon and Alesia to Gettysburg and Stalingrad, exploring the decisive moments when history turned on a single battle.
Drawing on eyewitness testimony, battlefield research and fresh analysis, Iain reveals why certain clashes mattered – and why their lessons continue to shape modern conflict.
A compelling exploration of how human decision making under extreme pressure has forged nations, empires and the world we inhabit today.