Chris Kempshall

Dr Chris Kempshall is a public historian and author who specialises in transnational experiences of warfare and modern media representations of history, particularly computer games and the Star Wars franchise.

He has taught and lectured on war, conflict, and European history at a wide assortment of universities and is the Historical Consultant for BlackMill Games, a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the War Studies Department of King’s College London, an Associate of the Imperial War Museum Institute, a Fellow of the Institute for Historical Research, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is also a former President of the International Society for First World War Studies.

He is the author of numerous academic works including; 'The First World War in Computer Games' (Palgrave 2015) and 'British, French and American Relations on the Western Front, 1914–1918' (Palgrave 2018).

In August 2022 he wrote 'The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy' which was published by Routledge and gave a deep academic historical analysis of the Star Wars franchise.

Along with Jason Fry, Cole Horton, and Amy Ratcliffe, he is the co-author of the officially licensed book Star Wars Battles that Changed the Galaxy (2021) published by DK. He was the sole author for 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' which was published by DK Books in July 2024.

His new book 'Star Wars: Star Pilots' will be published by DK Books in October 2026.