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Devil's Horsemen, The - The Mongol Invasion of Europe

By: Atheneum

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Reference (Atheneum)

Last Stocked on 3/2/2024

Product Info

Title
Devil's Horsemen, The - The Mongol Invasion of Europe
Publisher
Category
Author
James Chambers
Publish Year
1985
Pages
190
Dimensions
5.75x8.5x.8"
NKG Part #
2147472558
Type
Hardcover

Description

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 later use to such devastating effect--proves the Mongols were more than mere barbarians: they were martial masterminds of the highest order.