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Warriors of the Steppe : A Military History of Central Asia, 500 B. C. to 1700 A. D. by Erik Hildinger (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGrand Central Publishing

ISBN-100306810654

ISBN-139780306810657

eBay Product ID (ePID)1967727

Product Key Features

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

Additional Product Features

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.