Peter Jacobs

PETER JACOBS served in the Royal Air Force for thirty-six years as an air defence navigator on the F4 Phantom and Tornado F3, after which he completed staff tours at HQ 11 Group, HQ Strike Command, the Ministry of Defence, and the RAF College Cranwell. He has written more than twenty books on military and aviation subjects, including Stay the Distance: The Life and Times of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham, and Flying, Fighting & Reflection: The Life of Battle of Britain Fighter Ace, Wing Commander Tom Neil. His most recent title is The Churchill Deception: The True Story of Peter Churchill in World War II. Married with five children, Peter is now retired and lives in Lincoln, and as well as being a keen military historian, he is an active volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.