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About Christopher Millington
I’m a historian of modern France, political extremism and violence, and terrorism. I completed a PhD at Cardiff University in 2009, under the supervision of Prof. Kevin Passmore. I have worked at Birkbeck, University of London, Cardiff University (where I held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship), and Swansea University. I joined MMU in August 2018.Chris Millington is Professor of Modern European History and lead of the Histories and Cultures of Conflict research group at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the author of eight books including Murder in Marseille: Right-Wing Terrorism in 1930s Europe ((Manchester University Press, 2025), The Invention of Terrorism in France, 1904-1939 (Stanford University press, 2023), and France in the Second World War Collaboration, Resistance, Holocaust, Empire (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020).
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NBN Episodes hosted by Christopher:
September 6, 2026
Terrorism in American Memory
Marita Sturken
Hosted by
Christopher Millington
Terrorism in American Memory argues that the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and all that followed in its wake were the primary force shaping United States …
August 18, 2026
Asymmetric Warfare
Jacob Hagstrom
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Christopher Millington
The forces that fight asymmetric wars are so distinct that one side avoids direct military confrontation in favor of political, social, or otherwise u…