num_pages: 200
description: The Mongols formed one of the finest armies ever known--and when they swept across the Danube on Christmas Day 1241, the west lay at the mercy of these "horsemen from hell." From a wealth of contemporary sources comes the story of these soldiers, and especially of Subedei Bahadur, the illiterate military genius who brought 20th-century warfare to Medieval Europe. A fascinating examination of their tactics and training--good enough to invent strategies that Rommel and Patton would later use to such devastating effect--proves the Mongols were more than mere they were martial masterminds of the highest order.
language: English
title: The Devil's Horsemen: The Mongol Invasion of Europe
titlecomplete: The Devil's Horsemen: The Mongol Invasion of Europe
characters: Möngke Khan, Béla IV of Hungary, Baidar, Ögedei Khan, Batu Khan, Subutai, Güyük Khan
genres: China, Historical, History, Asia, European History, War, Military History, Nonfiction, Military Fiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 457
publisher: Castle