David Nicolle worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He later taught world and Islamic art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. He has written many books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, including Campaign 132: The First Crusade 1096–99, and Essential Histories 1: The Crusades. He lives in Leicestershire, UK.Christa Hook began her illustrating career in 1986. Her work has featured extensively in the worlds of publishing and television, and she has established herself as one of Osprey's most popular illustrators. Her illustrations are sought after by collectors worldwide. She has had work selected for the Laing Land and Seascape Exhibition 2000 at the Mall, and the Not the Royal Academy Exhibition 2000 at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery. She lives in Sussex, UK.

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• Origins of the campaignChronologyOpposing CommandersOpposing ForcesOpposing PlansThe Campaign of the Third CrusadeAftermathThe Battlefields Today

David Nicolle worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He later taught world and Islamic art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. He has written many books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, including Campaign 132: The First Crusade 1096–99, and Essential Histories 1: The Crusades. He lives in Leicestershire, UK.Christa Hook began her illustrating career in 1986. Her work has featured extensively in the worlds of publishing and television, and she has established herself as one of Osprey's most popular illustrators. Her illustrations are sought after by collectors worldwide. She has had work selected for the Laing Land and Seascape Exhibition 2000 at the Mall, and the Not the Royal Academy Exhibition 2000 at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery. She lives in Sussex, UK.

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• Origins of the campaignChronologyOpposing CommandersOpposing ForcesOpposing PlansThe Campaign of the Third CrusadeAftermathThe Battlefields Today

David Nicolle worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He later taught world and Islamic art and architectural history at Yarmuk University, Jordan. He has written many books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, including Campaign 132: The First Crusade 1096–99, and Essential Histories 1: The Crusades. He lives in Leicestershire, UK.Christa Hook began her illustrating career in 1986. Her work has featured extensively in the worlds of publishing and television, and she has established herself as one of Osprey's most popular illustrators. Her illustrations are sought after by collectors worldwide. She has had work selected for the Laing Land and Seascape Exhibition 2000 at the Mall, and the Not the Royal Academy Exhibition 2000 at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery. She lives in Sussex, UK.

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• Origins of the campaignChronologyOpposing CommandersOpposing ForcesOpposing PlansThe Campaign of the Third CrusadeAftermathThe Battlefields Today