Complex sentence: In 1953, Sir Michael Howard was appointed to the Lectureship in Military Studies, and by 1962 Sir Howard was able to reinstate the Department of War Studies to offer postgraduate courses.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1953, Sir Michael Howard was appointed to the Lectureship in Military Studies. In 1962, Sir Howard was able to reinstate the newly-titled Department of War Studies to offer postgraduate courses.