Uncovering the Incredible Legacy of Genghis Khan: A Comprehensive Look at the Mongol Empire and Its Mighty Ruler, by Frank McLynn

Antonio: The book is amazing and packed with specific information with thoughtful and insightful explanations

United States on Oct 06, 2023

giovanni_irak: Kahns Corner Books really keeps its professional commitment to satisfy customers. Not only was the book in a great(er) condition than the seller’s description, but it arrived way earlier than anticipated. I appreciate companies/businesses (and people) that keep their promises. Thank you.

United States on May 26, 2023

Diana: I have been reading about the Mongols via books and academic articles for two decades and primarily in English, Chinese, and Korean. Frank McLynn's book is hands down the best book for newbies of Mongol history. What separates McLynn's book from other books is he included an index of the who is who of the Mongol Empire at the beginning of the book. I can't explain how rare a phenomenon that is. When I was first learning about the Sengoku Jidai, I had to take notes because none of the books I read had a fancy index. Not only did McLynn include an index, but significant figures earned an expanded biography within the book when he introduced the person. The expanded biography was more well written and better research than the information you find on Wikipedia and other none peer-review sources. Most books regarding the Mongols empire over-focus on Chinggis, but this book does not have that problem. All major figures get their due.

The next point that impressed me about this book was McLynn has a substantial bibliography. It is very diverse, and the only complaint I have is not enough Chinese sources specifically Jin's firsthand account of the Mongol invasion. Therefore, the...

United States on Dec 27, 2020

Julie Armstrong: Good condition. Good read. Thanks.

United Kingdom on Jan 14, 2019

LuDurigan: Dá pra perceber que o autor fez uma baita pesquisa e tem MUITA informação no livro, mas o texto não flui, é ruim de ler. Aparentemente um ghost-writer escreveu/editou o primeiro capítulo (Invasão de Bagdá) porque esse sim é bom de ler. O resto do livro é quase inteiro ruim de ler. Isso sem falar que faltam MAPAS. É inacreditável que alguém se dê ao trabalho de publicar um livro desses sem mapas. Tem tres ou quatro mapas bem precarios no começo e só. Tive que ir no Google, procurar mapas da época do Ghengis e imprimir para poder acompanhar a história. Sem mapas você fica completamente perdido, são muitos nomes e regiões. Vale ler mas estou à procura de livros melhores sobre o Ghengis e o Império Mongol.

Brazil on Oct 14, 2018

Terry Ames: A great read.

Canada on Dec 03, 2015

sully: I essentially agree with David Preslicka's review of this book so I feel no need to make the same points again. Following my listening to Dan Carlin's excellent podcast series called "Wrath of the Khans", I searched for a book on the subject and found this one. It was the perfect compliment, because like Carlin, Frank McLynn doesn't claim that the Mongol rampage across Eurasia brought great benefits to humanity as do many other historians. The mass murder committed by the Mongols in countless cities is put into the balance and the scale is heavy on the side of nihilistic destruction over civilizing benefits.
The Mongols were military geniuses in all senses of this term and were able to rampage from Korea to Hungary and Ghengis along with his generals were genius personified. The organization of Mongol society, discipline, skills with weapons, tactics, brilliant intelligence operations, and mastery of a battlefield were all combined to be able to defeat the armies of all contemporary medieval societies they attacked. All these aspects of the Mongols were their accomplishments and this book emphasizes this point. Human civilization would have done fine without Genghis Khan and...

United States on Sep 03, 2015

Paul Y. Gelman: Mr Mclynn has written an interesting book about one of the most famous mass murderers in the history of mankind. This was was Genghis Khan, a man who was destined to murder and obliterate anything and anyone that stood in his way. According to the author, at least 37.5 million people were exterminated by the hordes of Genghis Khan.
In fact, Mr Mclynn admits right at the beginning that to write a definitive biography of Khan would be impossible, since a biographer would have to master many difficult languages an impossible task for anyone to undertake. Therefore, the result is a synthesis of forty years of research of the Mongolian Empire(including some 100 pages of endnotes).
Indeed, Genghis Khan's men succeeded in conquering and creating the greatest empire which has ever existed,"a kingdom that stretched from the Pacific to the Caspian, from Korea to the Caucasus, from Siberia to the Yellow River".
The first chapter is a long one which describes the steppe and the animals which made it possible for the ferocious forces to subdue their rivals. The Mongolian-bred horse had a central role in it. This was a fierce tribal world, into which Genghis was born in 1162, although...

United States on Jul 20, 2015