Daniel Diehl has extensive experience researching historical and archival information and translating that information into both written material such as books and articles and also into documentary film scripts. Mr Diehl has, to date, had 24 books (21 under his own name and 3 ghostwritten) published in a total of 12 languages. He has written more than 170 hours of television documentary scripts that have aired internationally.
As a writer it is inevitable that Mr Diehl is also an avid reader and enjoys both fiction and nonfiction works
Daniel Diehl studied at Kent State University. Initially majoring in fine art he switched to history, completing his bachelor work in June of 1970
For more than twenty years Daniel has been writing scripts for documentary films. Working for production companies in the US, England, Scotland, France and The Netherlands he has produced more than 170 hours of quality programming covering a broad array of topics including - but not limited to - politics, history, natural resources, biographies, pop music and religion. Films based on his scripts have been broadcast on networks including: History Channel, History International, National Geographic, Discovery, A&E, BBC 1, Channel 4 (UK) Cineteve (channel 5, France) and others. A consummate researcher and diligent worker, Daniel has consistently turned in quality work well within the time limits provided by his employers.
In more than a dozen books and three dozen television documentary films Daniel has specialized in popularizing historical subjects. His on these topics range from books on medieval siege warfare and the history of technology to films about Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and the work of early Egyptologists. A consummate researcher and diligent worker, Daniel has consistently turned in quality work well within the time limits provided by his employers.
Over the years Daniel has written dozens of articles, and one book, on travel destinations from those close at home to those strange and exotic. His work ranges from such unique takes on travel to an airborne balloon safari above the Serengeti Plains of Africa and a Fodor's type travel guide to haunted houses throughout the US to easily accessible trips such as the best places to find Egyptian artifacts in the US. A consummate researcher and diligent worker, Daniel has consistently turned in quality work well within the time limits provided by his employers.
In addition to authoring 26 books and more than 170 hours of documentary television scripts Daniel has written more magazine articles than he can possibly count or keep track of on more subjects than even he can imagine. A consummate researcher and diligent worker, Daniel has consistently turned in quality work well within the time limits provided by his employers. The sample article below is selected completely at random.
For more than twenty years Daniel has been writing scripts for documentary films. Working for production companies in the US, England, Scotland, France and The Netherlands he has produced more than 170 hours of quality programming covering a broad array of topics including - but not limited to - politics, history, natural resources, biographies, pop music and religion. Films based on his scripts have been broadcast on networks including: History Channel, History International, National Geographic, Discovery, A&E, BBC 1, Channel 4 (UK) Cineteve (channel 5, France) and others. A consummate researcher and diligent worker, Daniel has consistently turned in quality work well within the time limits provided by his employers.
Daniel has been a full-time working writer and author since 1995. In that time he has published 21 nonfiction books which have been translated into a total of 11 non-English languages. Over that same time period has also published five novels including the critically acclaimed 'Merlin Chronicles' fantasy series. On October 10, 2012, Amazon.com - the largest bookseller on earth - posted their first-ever list of best-selling authors in each of Amazon's book categories. Daniel was listed at number 72 in Amazon's all-time top 100 best-selling history authors. He has also undertaken numerous ghost-writing projects and will gladly provide letters from past clients. A consummate researcher and diligent worker, Daniel has consistently turned in quality work well within the time limits provided by his employers. Below is a sample chapter from one of his nonfiction books.