Education
In Near East Studies in 1984, and a Doctor of Philosophy in history in 1985.
In Near East Studies in 1984, and a Doctor of Philosophy in history in 1985.
Hamblin served as an Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) missionary in Italy from 1973-1975. Hamblin received his bachelor"s degree in history from Brigham Young University. He did his graduate studies from the University of Michigan, receiving an Master of Arts in history in 1981, an Master of Arts The title of his Dissertation was The Fatimid Army During the Early Crusades. Prior to joining the faculty of Brigham Young University in 1989, Hamblin was a history professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, an instructor at Campbell University and a Middle East intelligence analyst for the United States Department of Defense.
Hamblin contributed many articles to The International Military Encyclopedia.
Hamblin lives in Provo, Utah. The two divorced in 2013.
He has taught as a professor at the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center and is currently teaching at Brigham Young University in the History Department.