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Thomas J. Craughwell
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Quarto Publishing Group USA
How Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered nearly one-sixth of the planet: "The fascinating story of history's most misunderstood empire builders." Alan Axelrod, bestselling author of Miracle at Belleau Wood
Emerging out of the vast steppes of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century covered almost one-sixth of the Earth's landmassfrom Eastern Europe to the eastern shore of Asiaand encompassed 110 million people. Far larger than the much more famous domains of Alexander the Great and ancient Rome, it has since been surpassed in overall size and reach only by the British Empire.
The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in the World recounts the spectacularly rapid expansion and dramatic decline of the Mongol realm, while examining its real, widespread, and enduring influence on countless communities from the Danube River to the Pacific Ocean.
"Great sweeping history from a superb writer." Joseph Cummins, author of The War Chronicles
"A skillful and imaginative storyteller and conscientious historian." David Willis McCullough, author of Wars of the Irish Kings
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