# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY with Sam Freedman - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 28 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Mon, 28 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A distinctive collection of essays capturing Lawrence Freedman's insightful analysis across war, strategy, and foreign policy.About this EventOn Strategists and StrategyOne of the world's foremost scholars of warfare, both historical and contemporary, Lawrence Freedman has also played an important role in policymaking, serving as an official historian of both the Falklands War and on the UK inquiry into the 2003 Iraq War. Since the publication of his best-selling Strategy in 2013, Freedman has continued to explore many of the themes he raised in the book while commenting on ongoing conflicts. On Strategists and Strategy combines the best of Freedman's many essays from the past ten years on warfare and foreign policy, alongside more personal pieces on the scholars who influenced him and his own life trajectory. The range of his interests is demonstrated in this lively and engaging collection of essays. They cover a wide range of topics, including Vladimir Putin's strategic fanaticism; arguments on why we don't take tactics seriously enough and why "stalemate" is used incorrectly as a metaphor for deadlock in war; considerations of the dilemmas of nuclear deterrence; and what Covid tells us about crisis management. The material on his own life is richly contextual, attuned to the broader historical trends and social forces in 1960s and 1970s Britain that shaped his experiences. This volume not only provides a broad-ranging sampling of Freedman's most representative work, but also offers a unique window into a half century of world history.Lawrence FreedmanProfessor Sir Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London. He was Professor of War Studies from 1982 to 2014 and Vice-Principal from 2003 to 2013.He was educated at Whitley Bay Grammar School and the Universities of Manchester, York and Oxford. Before joining King's he held research appointments at Nuffield College Oxford, the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1995 and awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1996, he was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign in 1997. In 2003, he was awarded the KCMG (Knight Commander of St Michael and St George). In June 2009 he was appointed to serve as a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War.Sam FreedmanSam Freedman is a senior fellow at the Institute for Government and a senior adviser to Ark Schools. He writes about policy and politics for numerous outlets including the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian and New Statesman. With his father, he runs 'Comment is Freed', Britain's most popular politics Substack. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oxford/lawrence-freedman-on-strategists-and-strategy-with-sam-freedman/100001986418731900 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Blackwell's Bookshop - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6, max: 22.99, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Oxford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Blackwell's Bookshop - **lat**: 51.7546303 - **long**: -1.2554723 - **full address**: Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY with Sam Freedman - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/7e6b800bb190fb03f3bb4fd6c60e66035e39fdc00f8857da6b24479b76721e35-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1775123265 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY with Sam Freedman being held? - **A:** Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY with Sam Freedman takes place on Mon, 28 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Mon, 28 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY with Sam Freedman? - **A:** Lawrence Freedman ON STRATEGISTS AND STRATEGY with Sam Freedman is organized by Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford a rating of 2/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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