Frank McLynn

Broschiertes Buch

Genghis Khan

The Man Who Conquered the World

Beschreibung

Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon?

Autor

Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specialises in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include 1066, Stanley, 1759, and Marcus Aurelius. He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Vintage
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 237009
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 134mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 651g
• ISBN-13: 9781784703509
• ISBN-10: 1784703508
• Artikelnr.: 44746868

Rezensionen

This powerful and comprehensive study of the great Mongol takes your breath away with the sheer scale and fury of the man's conquests and cruelties. Told with chilling relish Melvyn Bragg Observer Books of the Year