The Evolution of Warfare

The bestselling historian and biographer Andrew Roberts made his reputation with landmark volumes on Napoleon and the Second World War. Now he joins historian and podcast superstar Tom Holland live on stage in London to explore what the last seventy years of conflict tell us about what the decades ahead will bring.

From Korea and Vietnam to the Gulf wars, the Balkan wars, guerilla conflicts and beyond to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, this conversation with two of our most insightful living historians will give you the knowledge you need to understand the world in our perilous times and prime you for what the decades ahead may bring. Don’t miss it.

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Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, biographer and broadcaster. He is the author of a series of books on ancient and early medieval history, including 3SiScLaspan> class="link sourcelink outlink" data-link="3HlB5C2and">span>and 426mrZ1.">span>. He also presents BBC Radio 4’s Making History, has written and presented several TV documentaries, for the BBC and Channel 4, on subjects ranging from ISIS to dinosaurs, and he has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. He also co-hosts The Rest Is History podcast with Dominic Sandbrook.

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