David Nicolle
Author of Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon wars
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David Nicolle is a leading expert on the history of medieval warfare, in particular the Crusades and Middle Eastern warfare, and he is a prolific writer of books on these subjects as well as journal and magazine articles. Among his many previous works are The Hundred Years War; The Mongol Warlords; show more Saladin and the Saracens; The Crusades; The Medieval Warfare Sourcebook; Hattin 1187 and Fighting for the Faith (Pen Sword, 2007). show less
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The Third Crusade 1191: Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and the battle for Jerusalem (2005) 84 copies
Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States (v. 1) (1999) 48 copies
The Conquest of Saxony AD 782-785: Charlemagne's defeat of Widukind of Westphalia (Campaign) (2014) 35 copies
Cross and Crescent in the Balkans: The Ottoman Conquest of Southeastern Europe (14th - 15th centuries) (2011) 26 copies
Spitfires Over Israel: The First Authoritative Account of Air Conflict During the Israeli War... (1994) — Contributor — 14 copies
Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 1: Military Flying Services in Arab Countries, 1909-1918 (Middle… (2019) 13 copies
Crusader Warfare: Muslims, Mongols and the Struggle Against the Crusades 1050-1300 AD (1713) 12 copies
Arab MiGs Vol. 1: "MiG-15s and MiG-17s, 1955-1967, Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-15 and MiG-17 in Service with Air Forces of… (2009) 11 copies
Crusader Warfare: Byzantium, Western Europe and the Struggle for the Holy Land 1050-1300 AD (2007) 10 copies
Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 2: Military Flying Services in the Arab Countries, 1916-1918 (Middle… (2020) 10 copies
Wings Over Sinai: The Egyptian Air Force During The Sinai War, 1956 (Middle East @ War) (2017) 10 copies
Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 4: The First Arab Air Forces, 1936-1941 (Middle East@War) (2021) 9 copies
Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955 Volume 3: Colonial Skies, 1918-1936 (Middle East@War) (2021) 8 copies
Air Power and the Arab World, 1909-1955: Volume 5: World in Crisis, 1936-1941 (Middle East@War) (2021) 7 copies
Air Power and Arab World 1909–1955, Volume 8: Arab Air Forces and a New World Order, 1943–1946 (Middle… (2022) 3 copies
Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 6 - The Arab Air Forces in Crisis April 1941 - December 1942 (Middle… (2022) 3 copies
Warriors and Their Weapons Around the Time of the Crusades: Relationships Between Byzantium, the West, and the Islamic… (2002) 3 copies
Air Power and Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 7 - Arab Air Forces in Crisis, April 1941 (Middle East@War) (2022) 2 copies
Medieval Indian Armies (2): Indo-Islamic Forces, 7th–Early 16th Centuries (Men-at-Arms) (2023) 2 copies
Battles of the Ancient World [6 Volume Set]: Alexander 334-323 BC Qadesh 1300 BC Yarmuk AD 636 Cannae 216 Adrianople AD… (2005) 2 copies
La lucha por Tierra Santa 2 copies
Poitiers. Freno al Islam 1 copy
VICTORIA INGLESA EN CRECY 1 copy
Prima cruciada 1096-1099 1 copy
Islam Ordulari 600-1100 1 copy
Le crociate 1 copy
Saladin: The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of history… (2011) 1 copy
Atila y los hunos 1 copy
Associated Works
La caída de Jerusalén (1187) — Contributor — 2 copies
La Guerra de los Cien Años (I) (Desperta Ferro Antigua y Medieval 32) — Contributor — 2 copies
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Reason is very simple - for reasons I do not comprehend - Ottoman Empire get constantly represented as so advanced, varied and multinational state where everything was flourishing, everybody had equal rights and was so advanced that even levy-in-flesh (main source of Janissary's recruits) is seen as some sort of study-and-work-abroad program organized for the people of the conquered countries.
I will not go into inner workings of Ottoman Empire - but come on. They were a world power at the time. They had manpower, industrial strength and resources to start their own expansion on both East and West frontiers. They were good fighters and they had the military might. In other words they were powerful state of the time - with their expansionist politics and trigger-happiness not different than any other country/empire/kingdom/duchy of the period. To say that they get supporters in countries that they occupied is ridiculous - you think those people supported them because they believed they will be enlightened by the Ottomans? They allied themselves with them for simple reasons - either because they wanted to gain upper hand in their own country by joining with mighty conqueror or because they wanted to keep their riches by making friends with new power in the area that cannot be contended (yet). Again nothing that did not take place million times in the past through-out the Europe and world, so I always get surprised when I read something like this from respected historians. and to call counter attacks from opposing super-powers at the time as savage and aggressive - again what are we talking about here? Who came where first? In that case we can go way back and get lost because there is no piece of land that wasn't contended at some point in time.
This aside it is interesting work. If you are interested in the period I recommend it.
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