The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the World

by Thomas J. Craughwell

Book Overview

Emerging out of the vast steppe grasslands of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078583057X
• ISBN13: 9780785830573
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Crestline
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I got this book after reading How The Barbarian Invasions Shaped The Modern World by the same author. If you enjoyed his previous book that I mentioned earlier then you will love this book as well. It provides great information along with beautiful pictures to give more insight in most cases. If you pair this book with other history books and history tv specials this book becomes even more enjoyable. I highly recommend it for someone that loves history and is just looking for a fun but informative read about the Mongols.

A complete, lively survey of the Mongol conquests and the ascent of Genghis Khan to near world domin

The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the World offers a complete, lively survey of the Mongol conquests and the ascent of Genghis Khan to near world domination, following the empire's amazing expansion and rapid decline and offering history collections an exciting, solid survey. Libraries will find appealing this fine focus with its survey of social and political influences on Genghis Khan's actions.