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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-100306810654
ISBN-139780306810657
eBay Product ID (ePID)1967727
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Book TitleWarriors of the Steppe : a Military History of Central Asia, 500 B. C. to 1700 A. D.
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicAsia / Central Asia, Military / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorErik Hildinger
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal355/.00958
SynopsisThe nomadic peoples of central Asia,Huns, Bulgars, Magyars, Mongols,are still known to us for their legendary fighters Attila, Genghis Khan, and Timur Lenk (Tamerlane), as well as for their feats of calculated brutality. (Timur Lenk would leave piles of severed heads in his conquered cities another tribe sent nine sacks of ears to their khan.) Less studied is the remarkable effectiveness of their battle techniques: For two thousand years, these horse-archer armies were an unstoppable force to sedentary peoples, be they Romans, Crusaders, Chinese, or medieval. Erik Hildinger introduces the most important of these raiders as well as a host of other tribes and examines in detail their tactics, strategies, and weaponry,a form of highly mobile and defensive warfare that even armies of today can learn from., The nomadic peoples of central Asia--Huns, Bulgars, Magyars, Mongols--are still known to us for their legendary fighters Attila, Genghis Khan, and Timur Lenk (Tamerlane), as well as for their feats of calculated brutality. (Timur Lenk would leave piles of severed heads in his conquered cities; another tribe sent nine sacks of ears to their khan.) Less studied is the remarkable effectiveness of their battle techniques: For two thousand years, these horse-archer armies were an unstoppable force to sedentary peoples, be they Romans, Crusaders, Chinese, or medieval. Erik Hildinger introduces the most important of these raiders as well as a host of other tribes and examines in detail their tactics, strategies, and weaponry--a form of highly mobile and defensive warfare that even armies of today can learn from.
