Dr David C Nicolle is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with special interest in the Middle East and Arab countries. After working for BBC Arabic Service, he obtained his MA at SOAS, University of London, and a PhD at the University of Edinburgh. He then lectured at Yarmouk University in Jordan. Dr Nicolle has published over 100 books about warfare, mostly as sole author and co-authored the Arab MiGs series on the history of the Arab air forces at war with Israel.
