A four-day Conference at Weetwood Hall, Leeds, 25-28 June 2009.
Over 30 internationally renowned academics will present papers on the history of surrender from prehistoric times to the present, addressing the questions:

-        How do battles end?

-        When, and why, do soldiers stop fighting before they die?

-        Can these questions be answered at the different levels of combat, namely those of the individual soldier, of  the military commander and of the parent society?

-        Is it possible to compare the circumstances and motivations  of surrender in different wars, epochs and cultures and to find some common patterns which allow us to make broader conclusions about the nature of warfare?

For further information, please see the attached brochure, or visit our website:

http://ccw.politics.ox.ac.uk/events/index.asp Registration is necessary for anyone wishing to attend.