Professor Michael Clarke  
"Battle of Britain 1940” 

A lecture and sandwich lunch 
12.30-2.00pm Tuesday 15th September 2015 
Hosted by 
The Fusiliers Museum London in the 
Officer's Mess of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 
HM Tower of London.

Professor Michael Clarke,. the Director General of the Royal United Services Institute will talk about the battle of Britain 1940.  This is a chance to hear one of Britain's leading military historians and defence commentators on his chosen subject. 

Until July 2007 Professor Clarke was Deputy Vice-Principal and Director of Research Development at King's College London,  He was  the founding Director of the Centre for Defence Studies and of the International Policy Institute at King's College London. 

He has previously taught international politics at the Universities of Aberystwyth, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne, New Brunswick, and the Open University.  He has been a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Defence Committee since 1997, having served previously with the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. In 2004 he was appointed the UK member of the United Nations Secretary General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. In 2009 he was appointed to the Prime Minister's National Security Forum and in 2010 to the Chief of Defence Staff's new Strategic Advisory Group. He also serves on the Strategic Advisory Panel on Defence for UK Trade and Industry.

Our hosts will be the Fusiliers Museum and the event includes a sandwich lunch a glass of wine and the opportunity to network in the exclusive surroundings of the Fusiliers mess in HM Tower of London. If you would like to attend this lunchtime talk, please make a donation of £25 for each attendee (£20 for members of the Battlefields Trust, 

British Commission for Military History or Guild of Battlefield Guides 

) and email your name, contact number and any special requirements (dietary/mobility) to helen@battlefieldstrust.org On receipt, email confirmation will be sent together with directions to the venue. If you have any questions, please ring 0207 387 6620. We look forward to welcoming you.

In order for you to be receive a pass allowing you access to the RRF Building inside the Tower of London and be included in the catering you must book at least 48 hours before the event.

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