John D. Hosler | |
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![]() John Hosler at Kibbutz Ein-Gev in 2017 | |
Occupation | Professor, Command and General Staff College |
Citizenship | American |
Education | B.A. English and History M.A. English; M.A. History Ph.D. History |
Alma mater | Iowa State University University of Delaware |
Genre | Military History |
Subject | Medieval Warfare |
Notable works | The Siege of Acre Jerusalem Falls |
Website | |
johnhosler.com |
John D. Hosler is a medieval historian and Professor of Military History at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. [1] [2] [3] He specializes in the history of warfare in Europe and the Near East during the 11th-13th centuries.
Hosler matriculated at Iowa State University, where he received a B.A. in English literature and history, an M.A. in English literature, and an M.A. in history. [4] He earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Delaware in 2005, studying under Professors Daniel F. Callahan and Lawrence G. Duggan. [5]
He first taught as tenured professor of history at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, [6] before taking a position at Fort Leavenworth in 2017.
Hosler has served as President of De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History and as a Trustee of the U.S. Commission for Military History, for which he also serves as a juror for the Collins Book Prize. [7] [8] [9] He is Co-Editor of the book series "War and Conflict in Premodern Societies", published by ARC Humanities Press, and he sits on the Editorial Board of War Studies Journal. [10] [11] [12] His book, The Siege of Acre, was named a Best Book of 2018 by The Financial Times. [13]