TY  - BOOK
AU  - Craughwell,Thomas J.
TI  - The rise and fall of the second largest empire in history: how Genghis Khan's Mongols almost conquered the world 
SN  - 9781592333981
AV  - DS19 .C73 2010
U1  - 950/.22 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Beverly, Mass.
PB  - Fair Winds Press
KW  - Genghis Khan,
KW  - Kublai Khan,
KW  - Mongols
KW  - History
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Middle Ages
KW  - Eurasia
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Family tree -- Introduction -- The Asian Steppes: an intensely hostile world -- The savage boyhood of Temüjin -- A friendless boy's first allies -- Temüjin's first battle -- The showdown that made Temüjin a Khan -- Temüjin becomes Genghis Khan and the Mongol nation is born -- The nomads conquer an empire -- Northern China falls to the Mongols -- Ghengis Khan invades the Muslim world -- The Mongol style of warfare -- The passing of Genghis Khan -- "The Devil's Horsemen" invade Europe -- How one man's death saved Europe from destruction -- Rifts in the family -- The rise of Kublai Khan and the breakup of Genghis Khan's empire -- The first Mongol emperor of China -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Index
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009031087-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009031087-d.html
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=29670
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