Mongols, Huns & Vikings

Mongols, Huns & Vikings

Editorial Reviews
Book Description
They were history's most famous and ferocious warriors. From the Huns to the Mongols, successive waves of nomadic horsemen swept out of the great steppes of Central Asia and wreaked havoc on the static civilizations of Europe, India, and China. How were they so successful? And, what were the limits of their powers? An esteemed professor--who specializes in Arabic and medieval studies--reveals just how "underdeveloped" societies spawned such great generals, from Attila to Genghis Khan; how nomadic Arabs swarmed from the desert in the 7th century to carve out an empire that stretched from Spain to the Chinese frontier; why the Mongols failed to conquer Europe; and where those unique, seaborne raiders, the Vikings, fit into this story.

Mongols, Huns & Vikings,Hugh Kennedy,Cassell,0304352926,Ancient - General,History,History - General History,History: World,Huns,Military Science,Military history, Medieval,Mongols,Vikings,Warfare,ASIA,BG-JUVENILE PROP - BG-JUVY PRESCHOOL,Europe,History / Ancient / General,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Warfare & Defence

Books Report:

1. MONTY'S GREATEST VICTORY : The Drive for the Baltic April - May 1945
2. Napoleon's Shield and Guardian: The Unconquerable General Daumesnil
3. Noble Cause? America and the Vietnam War, A
4. North America XB-70A Valkyrie (Volume 34)
5. No Surrender: True Stories of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard in World War II
6. Not All of Us Were Brave
7. NOT ORDINARY MEN : The Story of the Battle of Kohima (Pen & Sword Military Classics)
8. Old Glory Stories: American Combat Leadership in World War II
9. OLIVER CROMWELL: SOLDIER : The Military Life of a Revolutionary at War
10. One Soldier's Story: 1939-1945 : From the Fall of Hong Kong to the Defeat of Japan

Books Report

Recommended Books

1. Seven Visions
2. Advanced Harmony: Theory and Practice with CD Package
3. The Rough Guide to Elvis: The Man, The Music, The Movies, The Myth
4. Tips & Traps When Building Your Home
5. Web Site Privacy with P3P
6. Vertebrate Hair Cells
7. The Kepler and Copernicus Memorial Volume : The Kepler and Copernicus Memorial Volume
8. The Voyage Out
9. War of the Twins
10. Weight Watchers Greatest Hits : 250 Classic Recipes from the Sixties to Today
11. The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook
12. What Parents Need to Know About Sibling Abuse: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
13. Warrior Rule in Japan
14. Twenty Years to Nowhere: Property Rights, Land Management and Conservation in Ethiopia
15. Trekking in the Pyrenees, 3rd : France & Spain Trekking Guides