Peter Hoskins is a British retired Royal Air Force (RAF) officer, naturalized as French, living in France. He commanded a squadron in the First Gulf War, served as a policy officer at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, and was Military Assistant to the Director of the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. He is a graduate of the RAF College, the RAF Staff College and the NATO Defense College. Following his RAF career, he was, inter alia, Director of Flight Operations for the acquisition of tanker-transport aircraft for the RAF. He is now retired and researches and writes on medieval military history. He has written seven books and has contributed to television programs in France and the UK.