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The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632-750 (Essential Histories)
by David Nicolle  

Few, if any, centuries in world history have had such a profound and long-lasting impact as the first hundred years of Islamic history. In this book, David Nicolle, a former member of the BBC's Arabic service, examines the extensive... Read More
Publication Date: November 2008
 
 
 



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Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571 (Fortress)
by David Nicolle  

Crusader castles and other fortifications in Cyprus, the south-western coast of Turkey, and Greece are among the best examples of late medieval military architecture to be seen in Europe. These important fortifications, erected by the... Read More
Publication Date: February 2007
 
 
 



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Carolingian Cavalryman AD 768-987 (Warrior)
by David Nicolle  
The army of Charlemagne and his successors enabled the western Franks to recreate what contemporaries regarded as a 'reborn' western Roman empire. Frankish society was well prepared for war, with outstanding communications drawing together... Read More
Publication Date: March 2005
 
 
 



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The Crusades (Essential Histories)
by David Nicolle  
Born amid immense suffering and bloodshed, the Kingdom of Jerusalem remained a battlefield for almost 200 years. The Crusades gave rise to the Military Orders of the Templars and Hospitallers, and were a backdrop to the careers of some of... Read More
Publication Date: January 2001
 
 
 



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The Moors: The Islamic West 7th-15th Centuries AD (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
The high point of medieval Islamic expansion was the 700-year presence of the 'Moors' in Spain and Portugal. The Arab and Berber conquest was followed by the establishment of a richly distinct culture in Andalusia, where for a while Muslim... Read More
Publication Date: January 2001
 
 
 



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French Armies of the Hundred Years War : 1328-1429 (Men-At-Arms Series, 337)
by David Nicolle  
The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a time of great upheaval for medieval France. In 1328 the Capetian line came to an end. This was the trigger for the Hundred Years War as successive English kings attempted to uphold their claim to... Read More
Publication Date: February 2000
 
 
 



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Armies of the Caliphates 862-1098 (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
The 8th century heralded the start of a golden age in the history of the Islamic world. At this time, the Sunni Muslim 'Abbãsid Caliphate, with its capital at Baghdad, ruled virtually the entire Islamic world. Islamic military power peaked... Read More
Publication Date: November 1998
 
 
 



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German Medieval Armies 1000-1300 (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
In medieval Germany violence was accepted far more than in other kingdoms. Kings were recognised as guardians of order, but this had its limitations. Lords expected to use force to secure their rights or win an argument when peaceful methods... Read More
Publication Date: November 1997
 
 
 



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The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-36 (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
In October 1935 Mussolini ordered the invasion of Ethiopia from Italian-held Eritrea and Somaliland, thinking that he would easily crush an ill-prepared and badly equipped enemy. The Italians, in the face of widespread condemnation from the... Read More
Publication Date: October 1997
 
 
 



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Knight of Outremer AD 1187-1344 (Warrior)
by David Nicolle  
After Saladin's great victory at the Battle of Hattin in 1137, Outremer, as medieval westerners called the remaining Latin or Catholic enclaves in the eastern Mediterranean, was no longer a threat to Islam. Its military elites preferred to... Read More
Publication Date: January 1997
 
 
 



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Armies of the Muslim Conquest (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
The dramatic eruption of the Arab peoples from Arabia after their adoption of the Muslim faith in the 7th century remains one of the most extraordinary events in world history. By the end of that century they ruled a state that stretched from... Read More
Publication Date: March 1993
 
 
 



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Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
Although the Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire and faced similar military problems, its solutions were very different. In North Africa, for example, Rome's large army concentrated on securing main roads and urban... Read More
Publication Date: September 1992
 
 
 



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Rome's Enemies (5): The Desert Frontier (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
Rome's desert frontier was one where the Empire faced few dangers, for here relations were generally based on a mutual interest in trade across the frontier. Yet when Rome did clash with desert peoples, particularly those of Syria and Arabia,... Read More
Publication Date: March 1991
 
 
 



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The Crusades (Elite)
by David Nicolle  
Born of a mixture of religious fervour, military ardour and political will, the Crusades remain a fascinating and misunderstood aspect of medieval history. Born amid immense suffering and bloodshed the Kingdom of Jerusalem remained a... Read More
Publication Date: September 1988
 
 
 



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El Cid and the Reconquista 1050-1492 (Men-At-Arms, No 200)
by David Nicolle  
The very name El Cid sums up much of the special character of medieval Spanish warfare. It comes from the Arabic al sayyid, master or chieftain, and seems to have been given to Rodrigo de Vivar by his Muslim foes. But was it given in... Read More
Publication Date: July 1988
 
 
 



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Hungary and the Fall of Eastern Europe 1000-1568 (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
Although not widely studied in the West, the medieval history of south-eastern Europe is both fascinating and complex. The Kingdom of Hungary was a vast realm, at least the size of France, that endured throughout the Middle Ages whilst the... Read More
Publication Date: March 1988
 
 
 



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The Age of Charlemagne (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
Most historians agree that the Carolingian Age, from the 8th to 10th centuries AD, represented one of the most important turning points in European history. It can be said with some certainty that early Carolingian military success was built... Read More
Publication Date: July 1984
 
 
 



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Armies of the Ottoman Turks, 1300-1774 (Men at Arms Series, 140)
by David Nicolle  
The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend. Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottoman's formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its knees. During the last decades of the 13th century, the... Read More
Publication Date: July 1983
 
 
 



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Italian Medieval Armies 1300-1500 (Men-at-Arms)
by David Nicolle  
Mercenaries were a common feature throughout most of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, and had been known far earlier. But nowhere did such a sophisticated system of hiring, payment and organisation of mercenaries develop as it did in... Read More
Publication Date: March 1983
 
 
 
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