Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400
Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190–1400
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About this book
The history of the Mongol conquests is a catalogue of superlatives. No army in the world has ever conquered so much territory, and few armies have provoked such terror as the Mongol hordes. So vast was the extent of the Mongol Empire that the samurai of Japan and the Teutonic Knights of Prussia had each fought the same enemy while being unaware of each other's existence. This book provides a concise yet thorough account of the Mongol conquests, including the rise of Genghis Khan and the unification of the tribes with up to date information on campaign logistics, tactics and horse breeding.
Contents
Introduction · Chronology · Background to war : The rise of the Mongols· Warring sides: The Mongol army · Outbreak: Beyond the steppes · The fighting: Building an empire · Portrait of a soldier: Subadai Ba’adur (c1176–1248) · The world around war : Terror and reality· Portrait of a civilian: The sage Changchun 1148–1227 · How the war ended: The jungle frontiers · Conclusion and consequences: The Mongol legacy · Further reading · Index
Paperback; July 2003; 96 pages; ISBN: 9781841765235