Institute of Historical Research Military History in Canada Panel 1: Military Intellectuals and British Strategy Analysing Defence and Thinking Strategically: The Works of Henry Spenser Wilkinson Paul Ramsey, Doctoral Student (Department of History, University of Calgary, Canada) Paul Ramsey is a PhD student in History at the University of Calgary. His dissertation examines the military thought of Henry Spenser Wilkinson. Originally from Liverpool he gained his BA (Hons) in Contemporary Military and International History at the University of Salford. His MA History of Warfare, which he completed at King’s College, London, focussed on naval history, and his dissertation was written under the supervision of Professor Andrew Lambert. Paul is currently pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Professor John Ferris. His research interests include strategic, naval, and military history, specifically the development of military thought in the late nineteenth century. He has been a member of the IHR and a regular attendee of the Military History Seminar.