6006 The Mongols
Tim Newark & Liu Yong Hua
The Mongols were a confederation of steppe tribes that is so well
organized that it can undertake campaigns of conquest not only on
the fringes of its Central Asian heartland, in eastern Europe and
the Middle East, but also in China and South-East Asia. By the time
the Mongols had reached the outer limits of their empire, they had
become a fiercely successful military elite that controlled armies
of native warriors, such as Turks and Koreans.
Much of this book is based on Chinese accounts of the Mongols and
it gives us a more balanced Asian view of them. The Mongols
established the Yuan dynasty in China and learned much from the
Chinese. This enabled them to carry out forms of warfare way beyond
their original steppe horse culture, such as seaborne invasions and
siege warfare. The full range of Mongol military expertise is
revealed in this book.
Tim Newark is an expert on ancient warfare. Liu Yong Hua is a
university arts professor, he is also an archeology expert. Liu
based his illustrations on a lot of ancient Chinese paintings and
findings from archeological sites. The 20 color plates feature the
Mongols' expeditions in Asia, Middle-East and Europe.
Format 21 x 28 cm, Paperback, 48 Seiten, 20 farbige und 2 s/w
ganzseitige Farbtafeln, englischer Text, Best.-Nr.
Con6006
