The Devil's Horsemen: The Mongol Invasion Of Europe
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of military history, The Devil's Horsemen chronicles the terrifying westward surge of the Mongol Empire into the heart of medieval Europe during the thirteenth century. James Chambers reconstructs the campaigns of Genghis Khan's successors — most notably Batu Khan and the brilliant general Subutai — as they swept through Poland, Hungary, and beyond, leaving devastation in their wake. Drawing on both Eastern and Western sources, the narrative presents the Mongol war machine in devastating detail: its tactics, organisation, and the psychological terror it unleashed upon European kingdoms wholly unprepared for such an onslaught. The book argues that only the death of the Great Khan Ögedei, and the subsequent withdrawal of Mongol forces, spared Western Europe from total conquest — a near-miss that fundamentally shaped the course of world history.
Author: James Chambers
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of military history, The Devil's Horsemen chronicles the terrifying westward surge of the Mongol Empire into the heart of medieval Europe during the thirteenth century. James Chambers reconstructs the campaigns of Genghis Khan's successors — most notably Batu Khan and the brilliant general Subutai — as they swept through Poland, Hungary, and beyond, leaving devastation in their wake. Drawing on both Eastern and Western sources, the narrative presents the Mongol war machine in devastating detail: its tactics, organisation, and the psychological terror it unleashed upon European kingdoms wholly unprepared for such an onslaught. The book argues that only the death of the Great Khan Ögedei, and the subsequent withdrawal of Mongol forces, spared Western Europe from total conquest — a near-miss that fundamentally shaped the course of world history.