Mongol Warlords: Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulegu, Tamerlane

by David Nicolle, Richard Hook (Illustrator)

A very broad and complete coverage of the Mongolian culture and its military campaigns. The book focuses on the four great Mongol leaders: Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hulego and Tamerlane.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography, Medieval, Asia

192 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1990

About the author

David C. Nicolle is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with a particular interest in the Middle East.

Reviews

[Anubis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite a nice overview of the 4 titled conquerors.

Due to it's size and large topic the book is obviously not meant as a complete study of the subject, but you do get around 50 pages on each conqueror, which is honestly more than you can find in other books out there. Sure there's a lot on Genghis, but the others? Not so much.

The book also holds an "osprey publishing" feeling to it with some nice plates, there's plenty of black and white illustrations as well that are often found on the side of pages as sort of a "trivia", which i think is a nice touch.

It could be better of course. The maps are quite poor, there are omissions of some important facts, but all in all a very informative book for someone that doesn't have much prior knowledge on the 4 titled guys.

[Mick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short biographies of four Mongol warlords, from the first (Genghis) to one of the last (Timur). Also considered are Kublai and Hulegu. Each section deals with the life of the individual, their accomplishments, the makeup of their army, and the political situation at the time when they lived. The book provides an excellent introduction to the topic, and is a springboard for future reading.

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[Milton Soong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the biography of Ghengis and Tulegu. Good background info from David Nicolle. Not as much on hard info like battle OB...