Iain MacGregor: Battle: The Moments that Transformed Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine

Across three millennia, wars have been won not simply by numbers or weapons, but by morale, leadership, innovation and timing.

In this talk, author and historian Iain MacGregor takes audiences on a gripping journey from Marathon and Alesia to Gettysburg and Stalingrad, exploring the decisive moments when history turned on a single battle.

Drawing on eyewitness testimony, battlefield research and fresh analysis, MacGregor reveals why certain clashes mattered - and why their lessons continue to shape modern conflict.

A compelling exploration of how human decisionmaking under extreme pressure has forged nations, empires and the world we inhabit today.