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Britain Under Threat: Civil Defence in the Era of Total War, 1914–1989 - Editorial Board

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Editorial Board

As part of our editorial process, every new collection is subjected to review by leading academics and experts. We would like to thank the following people for their advice and support:

Charlie Hall

Senior Lecturer in Modern European History University of Kent  https://www.kent.ac.uk/history/people/1832/hall-charlie
Dr Charlie Hall is a Senior Curator at BOA and a Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Kent. His research interests lie in conflict, technology and society in the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on Britain, Europe and North America.

Jessica Douthwaite

Curatorial Research Assistant Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-douthwaite-81256338/?originalSubdomain=uk
Jessica Douthwaite is a historian and museums professional currently based at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Her research considers the cultural and social history of the Cold War in Britain and its contemporary impacts on heritage and material culture. Jessica’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership PhD based at IWM, London and University of Strathclyde was titled ‘Voices of the Cold War in Britain, 1945–1962’ and awarded in 2018. She is writing a monograph which explores how the national and international landscapes of post-war Britain contextualised and influenced civilian experiences of Cold War security. She specialises in ethnography, oral history, gender studies and the history of international relations.