Mongol Warrior 1200-1350

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Turnbull is widely recognised as the world's leading English language authority on the samurai of Japan. He took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) and a PhD from Leeds University. He is now retired and pursues an active literary career, having now published 85 books. His expertise has helped with numerous projects including films, television and the award-winning strategy game Shogun Total War . Klappentext The Mongol warriors are one of the great success stories of world military history. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his successors the Mongols conquered much of the known world, fighting in territory ranging from the frozen steppes, the wilderness of Palestine, the jungles of Java and the great rivers of China. Through all this they showed a remarkable ability to adopt, adapt and improve a vast range of military techniques and technology, from siege weapons to naval warfare. This book tells the story of this remarkable military organisation, including details of weaponry, tactics, training and beliefs. Zusammenfassung The Mongol warriors were one of the great success stories of world military history. They showed an ability to adopt, adapt and improve a range of military techniques and technology, from siege weapons to naval warfare. This work tells the story of this military organization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Chronology · Recruitment and training · Arms, armor and equipment · Belief and belonging · Campaign life · Experience of battle · Colour plate commentary · Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Tumbull, Stephen Turnbull
• Con la collaborazione di: Wayne Reynolds (Illustrazione), Reynolds Wayne (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841765839
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-583-9
• Pagine: 64
• Dimensioni: 184 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Serie: Warrior; Warrior S.; Warrior; Print on Demand; Warrior S.
• Categorie: Saggistica; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, Mongolia, CE period up to c 1500, Warfare & defence, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Warfare and defence, Mongol Empire, Mongol Empire / Mongol Hordes / Khanates