"Nicopolis 1396: The Last Crusade" von David Nicolle ist ein historisches Sachbuch, das die Ereignisse der Schlacht von Nicopolis im Jahr 1396 detailliert darstellt. Dieser Konflikt, oft als letzter großer Kreuzzug des Mittelalters...

In 636 AD, after protracted skirmishing and minor engagements the Arab and Byzantine armies faced each other on the banks of the Yarmuk river. The Byzantines were initially successful, driving back the Arab right wing. Finally, though,...

"Atlas Historico Del Mundo Islamico / Historical Atlas of the Islamic World" von David Nicolle ist ein informatives Werk, das die Geschichte der islamischen Welt durch detaillierte Karten und Texte darstellt. Das Buch deckt eine breite...

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...

In Europe the Mamluks of Egypt are remembered as so-called 'Slave Kings' who drove out the Crusaders from the Holy Land; but they were far more than that. Though its frontiers barely changed, the Mamluk Sultanate remained a 'great power'...

Air Power and the Arab World 1909-1955: Volume 3 - Colonial Skies, 1918-1936 von Nicolle, David

Most historians agree that the Carolingian Age, from the 8th to the 10th Century 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...