David Nicolle
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David Nicolle | |
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Born | London | 4 April 1944
Occupation | Historian |
Nationality | British |
Subject | Military history: Middle East Medieval warfare |
David C. Nicolle (born 4 April 1944) is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with a particular interest in the Middle East.
Life
David Nicolle worked for
SOAS, University of London. He gained a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in year 1982. His PhD is titled The Military Technology of Classical Islam.[1] He lectured in World and Islamic art and architecture at Yarmouk University, Jordan
. He was also on the editorial board of the Medieval History Magazine.
Nicolle married an American, Colette Giroux in 1976; they have a son Frederick Joseph ("Fred", born 1982) and a daughter Dr. Antoinette Laura ("Nette", born 1984). He now lives and works in Chipping Barnet, London.[2]
Selected works
- (1990) Attila and the nomad hordes: warfare on the Eurasian steppes 4th-12th centuries, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 0-85045-996-6
- David Nicolle (1990). The Mongol Warlords. ISBN 1-85314-104-6 – via Internet Archive.
- (1991) French Medieval Armies 1000-1300. London: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-127-0
- (1992) Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars: Anglo-Celtic Warfare, A.D.410-1066, ISBN 0-85045-548-0
- (1993) Armies of the Muslim Conquest, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-279-X
- (1993) Hattin 1187: Saladin's Greatest Victory, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-284-6
- (1994) The Ottoman Army 1914-1918, Osprey Publishing
- (1995) Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare in Western Christendom, ISBN 1-86019-889-9
- (1996) Medieval Warfare Source Book: Christian Europe and its Neighbours, ISBN 1-86019-861-9
- (1997) The History of Medieval Life, Hamlyn
- (1998) Crusader Warfare: Muslims, Mongols and the Struggle Against the Crusades, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-697-3
- (1999) Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States, Greenhill Books, ISBN 1-85367-347-1
- (2000) Crecy, 1346: Triumph of the Black Prince, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-966-2.
- (2000) French Armies of the Hundred Years War. London: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-710-4.
- (2001) Knight Hospitaller, volumes I and II; Osprey Publishing, Botley, Oxfordshire
- (2002) Warriors and Their Weapons Around the Time of the Crusades: Relationships Between Byzantium, the West and the Islamic World, Ashgate, ISBN 0-86078-898-9
- (2004) Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-516-3.
- (2005) Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192-1302. Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-827-8.
- (2005) Crecy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-275-98843-0
- (2007) Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-976-2.
- (2007) Fighting for the Faith: Crusade and Jihad 1000–1500 AD, Pen & Sword Military, ISBN 1-84415-614-1
- (2011) Saladin: Leadership - Strategy - Conflict. Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84908-317-1
- (2012) The Fall of English France 1449-53. Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84908-616-5.
Collaborations
- (2005) with ISBN 0-275-98837-6
- (2007) with ISBN 1-84603-200-8
As editor
- (2002) Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour, ISBN 0-85115-872-2
References
- ^ David Nicolle's year 1982 PhD Thesis is downloadable in three volumes at University of Edinburgh: Volume 1: Medieval Muslim Military Equipment, Volume 2: Medieval Muslim Military Organization and Tactics, Volume 3: Schematic reproductions of Medieval Artworks.
- ^ information from Dr. David Nicolle