Empires of the Steppes

“This is a classic study, and it has the virtue of being very readable as well. The original French edition is elegantly written, but the English translation is similarly lively and attractive. Grousset gives us a vivid sense of the vast territories that were conquered and briefly held by these numerous if elusive nomadic peoples. Needless to say, the Mongols, who conquered just about everything from China to Poland and Hungary, top the list. But as Grousset shows us, they weren’t the only ones.” Read more...

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