{"product_id":"storm-from-the-east","title":"Storm From The East","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe greatest conquest in history\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander’s: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea to the River Danube. How did a band of nomadic herdsmen achieve so much, so fast?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite these stunning achievements, many writers dismiss the Mongols as just ferocious barbarians. This bestselling book sets the record straight. The epic starts in 1206 - when Genghis became master of ‘all the people with felt tents’ and an unknown tribe took the first steps towards world domination - and ends with the empire’s decline and fall, after Khubilai Khan’s triumphant unification with China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Marshall describes their devastating invasions, including that of feudal Europe and Christendom’s clumsy attempts to understand and fend off these legendary warriors. Full of extraordinary events, painted on a vast and colourful canvas, \u003ci\u003eStorm from the East\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a time when East and West finally came face to face and the contours of modern Asia were set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eStorm from the East\u003c\/i\u003e does not seek to excuse Mongol excesses - yet Robert Marshall appears to speak for the Mongols… A fascinating voyage through time and space’ Thomas Nivison Haining in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313099219326,"sku":"NW9781800326460","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781800326460.jpg?v=1778590974","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/storm-from-the-east","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}