David C. Nicolle (born 4 April 1944) is a British

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specialising in the

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of the

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, with a particular interest in the

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. David Nicolle worked for BBC Arabic before getting his MA at SOAS, University of London. He gained a PhD at the

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in year 1982. His PhD is titled ''The Military Technology of Classical Islam''. He lectured in World and

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and

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at Yarmouk University,

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. 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

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.information from Dr. David Nicolle

Selected works

*(1990) ''Attila and the nomad hordes: warfare on the Eurasian steppes 4th-12th centuries'', Osprey Publishing, * *(1991) ''French Medieval Armies 1000-1300.'' London: Osprey Publishing, *(1992) ''Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars: Anglo-Celtic Warfare, A.D.410-1066'',

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, *(1993) ''Armies of the Muslim Conquest'', Osprey Publishing, *(1993) ''Hattin 1187: Saladin's Greatest Victory'', Osprey Publishing, *(1994) ''The Ottoman Army 1914-1918'',

*(1995) ''Medieval Warfare Source Book: Warfare in Western Christendom'',

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, *(1996) ''Medieval Warfare Source Book: Christian Europe and its Neighbours'',

, *(1997) ''The History of Medieval Life'', Hamlyn *(1998) ''Crusader Warfare: Muslims, Mongols and the Struggle Against the Crusades'', Osprey Publishing, *(1999) ''Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States'', Greenhill Books, *(2000) ''Crecy, 1346: Triumph of the Black Prince'', Osprey Publishing, . *(2000) ''French Armies of the Hundred Years War.'' London: Osprey Publishing, . *(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, *(2004) ''Poitiers 1356: The Capture of a King'', Osprey Publishing, . *(2005) ''Crusader Castles in the Holy Land 1192-1302''. Osprey Publishing, . *(2005) ''Crecy 1346: Triumph of the Longbow'', Greenwood Press, *(2007) ''Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571'', Osprey Publishing, . *(2007) ''Fighting for the Faith: Crusade and Jihad 1000–1500 AD'', Pen & Sword Military, *(2011) ''Saladin: Leadership - Strategy - Conflict''. Osprey Publishing, *(2012) ''The Fall of English France 1449-53''. Osprey Publishing, .

Collaborations

*(2005) with Christopher Gravett: ''Battles of the Middle Ages'', Greenwood Press, *(2007) with J. Haldon and Stephen Turnbull: ''Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium'', Osprey Publishing,

As editor

* (2002) ''Companion to Medieval Arms and Armour'', Boydell Press,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicolle, David 1944 births Living people Writers from London British medievalists Historians of the Crusades British military historians Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Historians of weapons