{"product_id":"warriors-of-the-steppe-erik-hildinger-9780306810657","title":"Warriors of the Steppe: A Military History of Central Asia, 500 B.C. to 1700 A.D.","description":"The nomadic peoples of central Asia--Huns, Bulgars, Magyars, Mongols--are still known to us for their legendary fighters Attila, Genghis Khan, and Timur Lenk (Tamerlane), as well as for their feats of calculated brutality. (Timur Lenk would leave piles of severed heads in his conquered cities; another tribe sent nine sacks of ears to their khan.) Less studied is the remarkable effectiveness of their battle techniques: For two thousand years, these horse-archer armies were an unstoppable force to sedentary peoples, be they Romans, Crusaders, Chinese, or medieval. Erik Hildinger introduces the most important of these raiders as well as a host of other tribes and examines in detail their tactics, strategies, and weaponry--a form of highly mobile and defensive warfare that even armies of today can learn from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Hildinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306810654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306810657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.91w x 0.65d","brand":"Erik Hildinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994826146047,"sku":"9780306810657","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b6fefee-792c-4f37-8692-feb6eadee28e.jpg?v=1683332403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/warriors-of-the-steppe-erik-hildinger-9780306810657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}