The Mongols (Men-At-Arms Series, 105)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0850453720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Very good book for the wargamer and amateur historian. Good illustrations for the miniature wargamer and a good outline of the historical period.. A. Tegtmeier said The end of a myth. This book ends all the myths about the mongols - that they only won because they had numerical superiority, that their army was an uncoordinated horde of wild animals, and so on. Other bits and pieces of what we think we know about them are actually confirmed, though : that they were cruel, that they practically lived on their horses and so on. Additionally, there are brief descriptions about the clothes they were wear. A book with little content A Customer There is not much to read in this book. The depth of research is almost nonexistent.
. From the Publisher Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present
No armies in history have ever won so many battles or conquered so much territory. What other army in history has marched on Russia in the winter and survived, let alone won victories? The stories of these and many other amazing feats of this 'barbarian' people are here brought vividly to life by Stephen Turnbull, from the birth of Genghis Khan in the wind-swept steppes of Mongolia, through the conquest of China and beyond.. No army has ever provoked such justifiable terror and loathing in its victims, or slaughtered so many of its vanquished. The history of the Mongol armies is a catalogue of superlatives
. Stephen Turnbull is the world's leading English language authority on medieval Japan and the samurai. He has travelled extensively in the far east, particularly in Japan and Korea and is the author of The Samurai – A Military History and Men-at-Arms 86: Samurai Armies 1550–1615