Henri-Paul Hude has had a distinguished career as a professor of philosophy, after receiving his doctorate from the Sorbonne in Paris. Until his recent retirement, he was Head of the Department of Ethics and Law at France's prestigious Saint-Cyr Military Academy. His expertise has taken him to Russia, South Korea, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and the United States, where he was senior research fellow at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Hude cofounded EUROISME (the International Society of Military Ethics in Europe). The author of 16 books, he devotes his time to research, writing, and the demands of his grandchildren (ten and counting).