3-4 May 2011, Denmark

The conference on Coalition Warfare from the Early Modern Era until today will take place as a joint venture of the Royal Danish Defence College and the Danish Commission for Military History.

In the topical debate on coalition warfare, focus is mostly on the ongoing campaign in Afghanistan or on the War on Terror in general. However necessary, this debate largely ignores some salient issues, which are prominent in wars of the past. The history of coalitions and their war aims, troubles, and achievements reaches a long way back. This conference will address political aims as well as military operations, procedures, and experiences from the history of coalition warfare from Early Modern Era until the present, as well as lead nation responsibilities, national and coalition loyalty requirements, logistical difficulties.

The perspective will be eclectic comprising viewpoints of lead nations as well as those of minor or major contributing countries.

At the conference there will be key note addresses by Professor Richard Holmes, UK, Professor Doug Delaney, Canada, Senior Lecturer Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, Denmark, and Dr. Niels Bo Poulsen, Denmark. Moreover, it is planned to have 12 papers in four sessions, most of which will be published in the conference proceedings or as an International Revue of Military History.

Full conference program and registration at: http://forsvaret.dk/FAK/Fakulteter%20og%20Centre/FSMO/Center%20for%20Militærhistorie/Seminarer/Pages/ConferenceonCoalitionWarfare.aspx

The conference organisers would welcome proposals for papers on themes related to the conference title. Please send a 700 -word proposal accompanied by curriculum vitae of the paper giver(s). The deadline for submissions of abstracts is 1 August 2010 and all proposals should be sent to the following address:

Ms Britt Solbjerg Madsen: coalition@fak.dk

Points of contact:
Kjeld Galster: cfm-11@fak.dk

Royal Danish Defence College,
Ryvangs Allé 1
DK 2100 København Ø
Denmark