The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history :
[Book]
how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world /
Thomas J. Craughwell
Beverly, Mass. :
Fair Winds Press,
2010
272 p. :
ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Family tree -- Introduction -- The Asian Steppes: an intensely hostile world -- The savage boyhood of Temüjin -- A friendless boy's first allies -- Temüjin's first battle -- The showdown that made Temüjin a Khan -- Temüjin becomes Genghis Khan and the Mongol nation is born -- The nomads conquer an empire -- Northern China falls to the Mongols -- Ghengis Khan invades the Muslim world -- The Mongol style of warfare -- The passing of Genghis Khan -- "The Devil's Horsemen" invade Europe -- How one man's death saved Europe from destruction -- Rifts in the family -- The rise of Kublai Khan and the breakup of Genghis Khan's empire -- The first Mongol emperor of China -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Index