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Jerry Mc Brien presents a lecture series at the University of the Third Age (U3A), hosted at my local university – the Sunshine Coast University. A dedicated group of us attend Jerry’s lectures every Tuesday afternoon during the term.
The material he assembles is always interesting.
But there’s a bonus for those who can’t attend. Each of his lectures is free to download from his website. I’ve provided a link here: https://jerrymcbrien.com/
A Historian’s Holiday Snaps
This year he began his lecture series with A Historian’s Holiday Snaps. While this might sound unexciting, I promise you it isn’t. Each of his ‘holiday snaps’ comes with a detailed explanation of the location’s role in war in Europe and the associated events. He supplements this with contemporary images and maps to illustrate his point.
For anyone considering a similar tour through northern Europe with a focus on military history, I believe the information Jerry has researched and assembled would be a good starting point to aid in the understanding of some of the key locations. As with all the lectures he has given, the notes can be downloaded as a PDF from the link above.
Whose Fault was the First World War?
Jerry delves back into 19th century European history to begin this new series on the origins of the First World War – Whose fault was the First World War
There is much, much more on Jerry’s website to download for free. Much of his early work concentrated on the war in the Pacific, but he has also researched the Empire Air Training Scheme and the war in North Africa.
For anyone interested in those topics, it is a wonderful resource.
Peter Masters
Books Editor
Australian Defence Magazine militarybooksaustralia.com
19 February 2024
What the reviewers are saying about War in the Pacific The First Six Months
Review on Amazon by Tim Orchard
An compelling and extremely detailed day by day account of this period in history.
Military historian Jerry McBrien has brought together into one ebook material from many allied official (now declassified) and unofficial sources such as newspapers that inform the reader in a way that few other resources can of the these dark days of WW2.
The many maps, photographs and profiles of the individuals from the front line soldier to the commanders and civilians involved gives the work a unique personalisation
Jerry McBrien 