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Episode 205: The Guns Of August. With Chris Kempshall
THIS WEEK! We are discussing The first month of the First World War. From the tension that lured in Europe, to the alliances, and the shot of Sarajevo that would be the casus beli for The First World War. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart".
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About Dr. Chris Kempshall
About Dr. CHris Kempshall:
Dr Chris Kempshall is 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. He is currently the President for the International Society for First World War Studies and a Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for Army Leadership, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is also a series editor for the De Gruyter academic book series ‘Video Games and the Humanities‘. He has acted as an academic advisor and consultant to institutions such as the Imperial War Museum, 14-18 Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Memorial and the musée Guerre et Paix en Ardennes as well as providing historical expertise to various computer game developersTHIS WEEK! We are discussing The first month of the First World War. From the tension that lured in Europe, to the alliances, and the shot of Sarajevo that would be the casus beli for The First World War. All this, and more this week on "Well That Aged Well. With "Erlend Hedegart".
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