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Zeebrugge: The Centenary Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, 20 April 2018 – 10:00am<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0Saturday, 21 April 2018 – 5:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n The National Museum of the Royal Navy is to host a symposium, held in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on the weekend of the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine raid on the port of Zeebrugge. It will explore a variety of events surrounding the raid and on the morning of 23rd April 1918 itself, with a particular focus on the planning of the raid, its consequences and the challenges of the unforeseen situations that arise in covert raids. However, any methodological approach and aspect of the history of this event will be welcomed for consideration.<\/p>\n Papers which address the following areas will be especially welcome:<\/p>\n To submit a paper proposal please send a 300 word outline and a one page CV by 1 December 2017 to:<\/p>\n Christopher Gale Senior Curator christopher.gale@nmrn.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zeebrugge: The Centenary Conference Friday, 20 April 2018 – 10:00am\u00a0to\u00a0Saturday, 21 April 2018 – 5:00pm Call for Papers DEADLINE: 1 December 2017 The National Museum of the Royal Navy is to host a symposium, held in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on … Continue reading Call for Papers DEADLINE: 1 December 2017<\/h3>\n
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\n\u2022 Keyes, Bacon and the planning of the operations on the Belgian ports
\n\u2022 Overcoming unforeseen difficulties in covert raids
\n\u2022 The use of propaganda following the Zeebrugge Raid
\n\u2022 The social and cultural impact of the Zeebrugge Raid
\n\u2022 Lessons learned from the Zeebrugge Raid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nNational Museum of the Royal Navy,
\nHM Naval Base (PP66)
\nPortsmouth PO1 3NH<\/p>\n