David Nicolle
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| Born | 4 April 1944 London |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | British |
| Subject | Military history: Middle East Medieval warfare |
David C. Nicolle(born 4 April 1944) is a Britishhistorianspecialising in themilitary historyof theMiddle Ages,with a particular interest in theMiddle East.
Life
[edit]David Nicolle worked forBBC Arabicbefore getting his MA atSOAS, University of London.He gained a PhD at theUniversity of Edinburghin year 1982. His PhD is titledThe Military Technology of Classical Islam.[1]He lectured in World andIslamic artandarchitectureatYarmouk University,Jordan.He was also on the editorial board of theMedieval 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 inChipping Barnet,London.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- (1990)Attila and the nomad hordes: warfare on the Eurasian steppes 4th-12th centuries,Osprey Publishing,ISBN0-85045-996-6
- David Nicolle (1990).The Mongol Warlords.Firebird Books.ISBN1-85314-104-6– viaInternet Archive.
- (1991)French Medieval Armies 1000-1300.London: Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-85532-127-0
- (1992)Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars: Anglo-Celtic Warfare, A.D.410-1066,Osprey Publishing,ISBN0-85045-548-0
- (1993)Armies of the Muslim Conquest,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-85532-279-X
- (1993)Hattin 1187: Saladin's Greatest Victory,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-85532-284-6
- (1994)The Ottoman Army 1914-1918,Osprey Publishing
- (1995)Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare in Western Christendom,Brockhampton Press,ISBN1-86019-889-9
- (1996)Medieval Warfare Source Book: Christian Europe and its Neighbours,Brockhampton Press,ISBN1-86019-861-9
- (1997)The History of Medieval Life,Hamlyn
- (1998)Crusader Warfare: Muslims, Mongols and the Struggle Against the Crusades,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-85532-697-3
- (1999)Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States,Greenhill Books,ISBN1-85367-347-1
- (2000)Crecy, 1346: Triumph of the Black Prince,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-85532-966-2.
- (2000)French Armies of the Hundred Years War.London: Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-85532-710-4.
- (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,ISBN0-86078-898-9
- (2004)Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-84176-516-3.
- (2005)Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192-1302.Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-84176-827-8.
- (2005)Crecy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow,Greenwood Press,ISBN0-275-98843-0
- (2007)Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-84176-976-2.
- (2007)Fighting for the Faith: Crusade and Jihad 1000–1500 AD,Pen & Sword Military,ISBN1-84415-614-1
- (2011)Saladin: Leadership - Strategy - Conflict.Osprey Publishing,ISBN978-1-84908-317-1
- (2011)Cross and Crescent in the Balkans: The Ottoman Conquest of Southeastern Europe (14th - 15th Centuries),ISBN978-1-84468-7602.
- (2012)The Fall of English France 1449-53.Osprey Publishing,ISBN978-1-84908-616-5.
Collaborations
[edit]- (2005) withChristopher Gravett:Battles of the Middle Ages,Greenwood Press,ISBN0-275-98837-6
- (2007) withJ. HaldonandStephen Turnbull:Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium,Osprey Publishing,ISBN1-84603-200-8
As editor
[edit]- (2002)Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour,Boydell Press,ISBN0-85115-872-2
References
[edit]- ^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
