I am an interdisciplinary historian at the London School of Economics and Political Science where I am an Assistant Professor in Modern European History where I primarily teach about the Greater War c. 1911-23.
My research focuses on the military and cultural history of the First World War including military morale, Britain during the conflict, the campaigns in modern day Iraq, and the development (and failure) of new technologies. My work has appeared in a range of academic journals and publications.
In 2024, Cambridge University Press published my first book, Making
Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness, and Morale on the
Western Front. It explores how infantrymen made sense of the war and how hoped helped them to survive its traumas. In March 2025, the World War One Historical Association awarded it ‘Honourable Mention’ in their 2024 Tomlinson Prize for the best work of history in English on the First World War.
My work has been showcased more widely in The Times and on Times Radio. I also appeared on the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are where I helped comedian Chris Ramsey uncover his great-grandfather's experiences on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918.
I have led classes and run courses on historical methods; the international history of the First World War; and a range of social science topics including markets, criminal punishment, poverty and inequality, food security, and AI.Outside of academia, I have also worked consultant curriculum developer for several other institutions including Reach University (US) and the Centre for Tutorial Teaching (UK). My pedagogical expertise focuses on blended and distance learning, interactive student-led group work, and effective teaching practice online and in person.
If you want me to advise you on any historical feature of your project, or want some advice on academic and curriculum development, then please get in touch!
For a discussion of my book you can watch my public lecture at the National Army Museum below.