Lake Peipus 1242

Lake Peipus 1242 by David Nicolle

The story of the struggle between the Teutonic Knights and the Russian city state of Novgorod, under their leader Alexander Nevsky. The text is accompanied by six battlescene artworks and three bird's-eye-view maps showing the course of the battle.

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.

Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and has contributed to more than 70 Osprey titles in the past three decades. Born in 1931 of Highland parents but orphaned as a child, he was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. He worked in advertising agencies from 1947, and after national service, emigrated to South Africa. He now lives and works in Cape Town.

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ISBN 13	9781855325531
ISBN 10	1855325535
Title	Lake Peipus 1242
Author	David Nicolle
Series	Campaign
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	1996-03-15
Number of pages	96
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