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- ISBN 9781841762333
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 178 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 25 Nov 2001
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A compact, illustrated guide to a key European conquest for one of history's most legendary leaders.
In 1221, Genghiz, Great Khan of the Mongols, ordered an armed reconnaissance expedition into Russia commanded by Sübodei Bahadur and Jebei Noyon 'The Arrow'. The consequences for the history of Europe were incalculable. The decisive Mongol victory at Kalka River opened up vast regions of Russia and Eastern Europe to Mongol conquest. Genghiz ordered his victorious army to return eastwards, delaying the final cataclysm by a few years. Genghiz died in 1227, but within 10 years his son Ögedei ordered a return to Russia to complete the conquest.
Alongside illustrations and battle maps, the authors detail the events of the dramatic Kalka River campaign.
David Nicolle was born in 1944, the son of the illustrator Pat Nicolle. He worked in the BBC Arabic service for a number of years, before going 'back to school', gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. His numerous books for Osprey include MAA 337 French Armies of the Hundred Years War and Campaign 71 Crécy 1346.
Viacheslv Shpakovsky was born in 1954. He teaches in the History Department of Penza University in Penza, Russia, where he is a Candidate of Historical Research (Doctorate) and currently holds the position of Assistant Professor and Chief Historical Scientist. This is his first book for Osprey.
Victor Korolkov was born in 1958, at Khabarovsk in Russian Siberia. He studied in the Faculty of Painting at the K.A. Savitskiy Art College in Penza. He is now one of the best-known Russian illustrators, particularly for his work on the Pagan Rus. This is his first book for Osprey.
