Genghis Khan Conqueror of the World

by Leo de Hartog

Book Overview

Genghis Khan's armies breached the Great Wall of China, captured Beijing, and crushed all resistance in Afghanistan, Persia and Southern Russia by ruthless massacres and pillage. His armies also... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760711925
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Barnes Noble
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

genghis khan- conqueror of the world

With "Genghis Khan- Conqueror of the world", the readers can have an overview of the Mongol Empire, both history of conquest and history of administration mechanism in the conquered lands after the death of Temujin.The author showed a painstaking effort in making relevance to quite many valuable historical materials.However, it is more interesting if the book is written more deeply in some respects.

Quite good

This is quite a good book overall. It is easy to follow and understand. If you are looking for a book on Genghis Khan's early life, I would not suggest this book, though. It basically starts at Genghis's conquering. The author talks more about the Khwarazm empire then I think is necessary, but it is interesting in its own way. Also, the book dedicates more on Ogodei than the title suggests. This book is very informative of the battles and reasons for the battles of Genghis Khan. If you are looking for a book on the military campaigns of Genghis Khan, I would definately suggest this book.

Great story, great writing

Read this book. I read the hardcover in case you are wondering why I am commenting on a book that is not out yet. I got this book out of a whim, not really knowing much about Genghis Khan. Wow, what a story. Could not put it down. Reads like a real nail-biting novel. They should definitely make a move from this book.