{"title": "Embattled Belief", "start": "2026-10-30T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Army Museum", "address": "SW3 4HT London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.nam.ac.uk/event/413:1046/413:19722/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/military", "religion"], "description": "Embattled Belief is a talk about the history of religion in the British Army since the Second World War, from the Korean War to Afghanistan. Professor Michael Snape, official historian of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, draws on his latest book. 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