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The Centre for Second World War Studies and the British Commission for Military History are organizing a joint conference from Friday 24 July to Sunday 26 July 2009 to mark the 70th Anniversary of the outbreak of&#160; Second World War.&#160; The Conference will be held at the Centre for Professional Development, College of Medical &#38; Dental Science, University of Birmingham. The theme of the Conference is &#8220;New Thinking on the Second World War&#8221;. Archival research is beginning to challenge many of the traditional interpretations and the organizers would like to receive proposals for papers which take a fresh view of many aspects of the war. Proposals for papers from current PhD students are particularly welcome.&#160; It is intended that a number of papers will review the established reputations of a number of major commanders and there will be four Workshop sessions, dealing with the following topics:&#160;    Land Warfare &#8211; Tactics &#38; Operations &#160;    Women in War &#160;    Small Wars in a Great War &#8211; Resistance &#38; Counter-Resistance Operations &#160;    Occupation Policies &#38; Economic Exploitation Deadline : 15 May 2009&#160;Professor Gary Sheffield of the University of Birmingham will give a Keynote Address on &#8220;The British Army in the Second World War; Past, Present &#38; Future&#8221;.&#160;Accommodation will be available on the University of Birmingham Campus from Thursday 23rd July until the end of the Conference. A significant reduction of the Conference Fee will be offered to the chosen speakers.&#160;For further information about the Conference or to offer a paper please contact:&#160;Michael Orr &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; OR&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Dr. Steffen PrauserSecretary General&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Director British Commission for Military History&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Centre for Second World War Studiessecgen.bcmh@ntlworld.com&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;OR&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;s.prauser@bham.ac.uk 