The Mongols: A History

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Summary: A scholarly and timely account of some old terrorists
Review: And the terrorists are not the Mongols! This book should be required reading for anyone who wants to know the mindset of Al Queda. There is a chapter dealing with the origins of the infamous Assassin sect of Islam and their eventual destruction at the hands of the Mongols. Its all here-suicide killers, twisted sense of honor, et al. Curtin takes you all the way back to the death of Mohammed and chronicles the rift in Islam that continues to this day. Of course, this is only a chapter in the story of Mongol conquest, but its worth the price of admission, by itself. The foreward, by President Theodore Roosevelt, (this book was written in 1908!!) should tell you that this is a work of dedicated sholarship.

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Summary: A scholarly and timely account of some old terrorists
Review: I cannot be sure of the historical authenticity of this book, but that is due to my own ignorance, rather than any question of its validity. It is an excellent read and it shows some insight into Temujin's personality (he is strikingly similar to Yoshikawa's Musashi, e.g. the mountain climbing, desire to be the best, etc). This book also goes beyond the history centered around him and into the Golden Horde and post-Temujin Mongols. Overall, it gives some much needed attention to an ethnic group that is oftne ridiculed in today's world. People often forget that the Mongols held more land under their sway than any other civilization at any time in the world.

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Summary: An excellent read
Review: I cannot be sure of the historical authenticity of this book, but that is due to my own ignorance, rather than any question of its validity. It is an excellent read and it shows some insight into Temujin's personality (he is strikingly similar to Yoshikawa's Musashi, e.g. the mountain climbing, desire to be the best, etc). This book also goes beyond the history centered around him and into the Golden Horde and post-Temujin Mongols. Overall, it gives some much needed attention to an ethnic group that is oftne ridiculed in today's world. People often forget that the Mongols held more land under their sway than any other civilization at any time in the world.

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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This book comes from a past age when Scholars where Scholars!

The books reads like a dream, full of all the facts, and obscure details and character analysis.

Jeremiah spent years researching the book. He could speak all the Mongolian/Chinese dialects, and also lived with Mongoloian Tribes in Mongolia.

Fantastic accounts of the Persian Empire, Sung Empire and the Assassins Commonwealth.

The best commentary on the mongols i have come across by far.