Francis R. Nicosia (October 29, 1944 – November 21, 2023) was an American historian at the University of Vermont with a focus on modern history and Holocaust research.
In examining the inherently unequal relationship between these two nationalist movements, Nicosia has made an important contribution to both the history of Zionism and Nazism (and more broadly to the fields of German and Jewish history), while correcting misconceptions about the limits of actual Jewish and Zionist power.
"[4] David Motadel [de], reviewing Nazi Germany and the Arab World, writes "Nicosia's book can be read as a response to ... recent publications—as a re-examination of Nazi Germany's foreign policy toward Arab lands from Marrakesh to Muscat.
Reviving (and extending) his 1980 thesis, he argues that the strategic interests and ideological outlooks of the two sides differed significantly.
Yet the book is more than just a response to the recent works in the field; it provides a thorough chronological account of the Third Reich's involvement in the Arab world.