Mongols, Huns and Vikings : nomads at war / Hugh Kennedy ; general editor, John Keegan.
Mongols, Huns and Vikings : nomads at war / Hugh Kennedy ; general editor, John Keegan.
Mongols, Huns and Vikings : nomads at war / Hugh Kennedy ; general editor, John Keegan.
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London : Cassell, 2002.
Date
2002.
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NQ355.0209/2
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English
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224 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Nomad Paradox - Nomad Societies -- 1. Attila and the Huns -- 2. The Arabs -- 3. The Arrival of the Turks -- 4. Genghis Khan and the Mongols -- 5. The Mongols in Europe -- 6. The Vikings -- Postscript: The end of nomad dominance.
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London : Cassell, 2002.
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England
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
"The paradox of nomad warfare is that for centuries peoples who were economically, administratively and even technologically underdeveloped managed to defeat much more advanced peoples. Welding the skills of horsemanship and archery, and using mobility, ferocity and utter ruthlessness, the Huns, Arabs and Mongols created empires larger than Rome's...
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Mongols, Huns and Vikings : nomads at war / Hugh Kennedy ; general editor, John Keegan.
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[Cassell's history of warfare]
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index.
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NQ355.0209/2
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74Vv4pZMGywX
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0304352926 :
9780304352920
0304352926
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355.0209
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991015362589702626
