The Devil's Horsemen The Mongol Invasion of Europe |
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| Author:
| Chambers, James |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84212-243-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Phoenix |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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The Mongols formed one of the finest armies ever known--and when they swept across the Danube on Christmas Day 1241, the west lay at the mercy of these "horsemen from hell." From a wealth of contemporary sources comes the story of these soldiers, and especially of Subedei Bahadur, the illiterate military genius who brought 20th-century warfare to Medieval Europe. A fascinating examination of their tactics and training--good enough to invent strategies that Rommel and Patton would...
More DescriptionThe Mongols formed one of the finest armies ever known--and when they swept across the Danube on Christmas Day 1241, the west lay at the mercy of these "horsemen from hell." From a wealth of contemporary sources comes the story of these soldiers, and especially of Subedei Bahadur, the illiterate military genius who brought 20th-century warfare to Medieval Europe. A fascinating examination of their tactics and training--good enough to invent strategies that Rommel and Patton would later use to such devastating effect--proves the Mongols were more than mere barbarians: they were martial masterminds of the highest order.