ISBN10: 0850459966, ISBN13: 9780850459968, [publisher: Osprey] Softcover Osprey Elite - Ancient Period to 1600 A.D Attila and the Nomad Hordes (VG+)Manufacturer: OspreyProduct Line: Elite - Ancient Period to 1600 A.DType: SoftcoverCode: OSPELI030Copyright Date: 1997Author: David Nicolle, Angus McBridePage Count: 64Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:Of all the conquerors who swept out of Central Asia, two names stand out in European memory – Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan the Mongol. Both are remembered for massacres and devastation; yet whereas Genghis is also famous for the laws he imposed on half of Asia and for the trade which flourished under Mongol rule, Attila's notoriety seems unrelieved by positive achievements. But what was Attila's short-lived empire really like? What happened to the Huns afterwards, and what role did the nomads of Central Asia play in the centuries between Attila and Genghis Khan? Contents:• Introduction• Chronology • The Nomads and their Neighbors • Weapons, Horses, Transport and Fortifications • The Nomad Peoples• The Second Wave • The Silk Road • The Third Wave • Peoples of the Forest ...

Osprey Publishing, Date: 1990-09-27. Paperback. Used:Good. 1990. Osprey Publishing ISBN 0850459966 9780850459968 [US]