James Jefferies

James is a PhD Candidate and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Essex specialising in the war in the air during the Second World War and the British cultural memory of this. He is also an Associate Fellow (AFHEA) of the Higher Education Academy. James currently is also an assistant lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton and has previously taught at Northeastern University London and at Jesus College, Cambridge and Corpus Christi, Oxford. He has been published numerous times including in the Journal of Twentieth Century History and for the International Churchill Society and appeared and worked on TV documentaries including Smithsonian TV’s Air Warriors documentary series. James has given talks at numerous conferences including the RAF Museum Hendon, University of Pittsburgh, and Aviation Cultures. He has also given talks for Battle Guide Virtual Tours, Museum of Combined Military Warfare, and History Indoors. James is a postgraduate member of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the Great War Group.