The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world /
First Statement of Responsibility
Thomas J. Craughwell
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Beverly, Mass. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Fair Winds Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
272 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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