Storm from the East Genghis Khan and the Mongols【電子書籍】[ Robert Marshall ]

＜p＞The greatest conquest in history＜/p＞ ＜p＞Genghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander's: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea to the River Danube. How did a band of nomadic herdsmen achieve so much, so fast?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Despite these stunning achievements, many writers dismiss the Mongols as just ferocious barbarians. This bestselling book sets the record straight. The epic starts in 1206 - when Genghis became master of 'all the people with felt tents' and an unknown tribe took the first steps towards world domination - and ends with the empire's decline and fall, after Khubilai Khan's triumphant unification with China.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Robert Marshall describes their devastating invasions, including that of feudal Europe and Christendom's clumsy attempts to understand and fend off these legendary warriors. Full of extraordinary events, painted on a vast and colourful canvas, ＜em＞Storm from the East＜/em＞ brings to life a time when East and ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る