17th Military History Colloquium
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Co-sponsored by The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and the Canada Research Chair in Conflict and Culture, Department of History
University of Western Ontario
5-6 May 2006

The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, and the Canada Research Chair in Conflict and Culture, Department of History, The University of Western Ontario, invite proposals for papers to be presented at the 17th Military History Colloquium, to be held at the University of Western Ontario on 5-6 May 2006.

The primary focus will be on all periods of Canadian military history - pre-1914, First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and post-1945 developments including peacekeeping. Proposals for papers advancing new and innovative perspectives will receive first consideration. Papers addressing all facets of military history, including tactics and operations, social and cultural issues, economic impacts, and the home front, from the colonial era to the present day will be considered. Proposals are welcome from all scholars, but graduate students and recent Ph.Ds are especially encouraged to submit.

Please submit a one-page proposal to :

Mike Bechthold
Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario
Phone: 519-884-0710 ext.4594
Fax: 519-886-5057
email: mbechtho@wlu.ca

The deadline for proposals is 24 February 2006.