Storm from the east : Genghis Khan and the Mongols
Marshall, Robert, 1952-2022
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Genghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander's: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea to the River Danube. How did a band of nomadic herdsmen achieve so much, so fast? Despite these stunning achievements, many writers dismiss the Mongols as just ferocious barbarians. This book sets the record straight. The epic starts in 1206 - when Genghis became master of 'all the people with felt tents' and an unknown tribe took the first steps towards world domination - and ends with the empire's decline and fall, after Khubilai Khan's triumphant unification with China. Robert Marshall describes their devastating invasions, including that of feudal Europe and Christendom's clumsy attempts to understand and fend off these legendary warriors.
Main title:
Storm from the east : Genghis Khan and the Mongols / Robert Marshall.
Author:
Marshall, Robert, 1952-, author
Imprint:
London : Canelo History, 2022.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781800326460 (pbk)
Dewey class:
950.2
LC class:
DS19
Local class:
950.2
Language:
English
BRN:
3132516