Public Historian & Author
I am a public historian and author who specialises both in transnational experiences of warfare and modern media representations of history; predominantly computer games and the Star Wars franchise.
I received my PhD from the University of Sussex in 2013 and my thesis examined relations between British and French soldiers during the First World War. I have lectured on war, conflict, and European history at a wide assortment of universities.
I am currently the President for the International Society for First World War Studies and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. I’m also an Associate of the Imperial War Museum Institute and a Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Army Leadership, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
I am a series editor for the De Gruyter academic book series ‘Video Games and the Humanities‘ and I co-present the ‘Oh! What a Lovely Podcast‘ which explores the portrayal of the First World War in popular culture.
You can find out more about my work background through LinkedIn.
I am represented by Justin Nash of the Kate Nash Literary Agency.
If you are interested in purchasing a signed book plate the you can find out more details on my contact page.
Academic Author
To date I have written three academic monographs. The First World War in Computer Games was published by Palgrave in 2015. British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 was published by Palgrave, 2018.
My most recent book, The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy was published by Routledge (and unaffiliated with Disney Lucasfilm) in 2022.
Star Wars Author
I have published multiple licensed works regarding the Star Wars universe. My new book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire will be published by DK in July 2024
Along with Jason Fry, Cole Horton, and Amy Ratcliffe, I am the co-author of the officially licensed book Star Wars Battles that Changed the Galaxy published by DK in 2021.
I also authored the article The Death Star Stratagem for Star Wars Insider 223.
Speaker and Consultant
I was a member of the Academic Advisory Board for the Imperial War Museum’s digital centenary projects and also acted as a consultant to the BBC during the planning stage for their First World War centenary output.
More recently I have served on the Imperial War Museum’s advisory board for their forthcoming War Games exhibition.
I was a member of the Research Network for the First World War co-ordinating centre ‘Gateways to the First World War’ where I acted as a consultant and research skills trainer to numerous local history projects.
I have been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live’s coverage of key events during the First World War centenary and have also acted as a consultant and contributor for episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC One.
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