Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign/The Opposing Leaders/The Opposing Armies/The Opposing Plans/The Campaign/Aftermath and Reckoning/The Battlefields Today/Chronology/A Guide to Further Reading/Wargaming Yarmuk

About the Author

David Nicolle was born in 1944, the son of the illustrator Pat Nicolle. He worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before going 'back to school', 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, and has been a prolific author of Osprey titles for many years. David lives and works in Leicestershire, UK.