Lamb's preference for empathy over analysis has maintained the popularity of his history. In so doing, he raised his work to the mythological stature of its demanding subject matter. It is next to impossible for any short, popular history, whether by James Chambers or Leo De Hartog, to come to terms with the complexities of the tale of Temujin, Genghis Khan - Prince of all Conquerors. It is only in approaching the myth of Genghis Khan that one may glimpse the wounded and sometimes savage human being beneath. Your captors have scheduled it for your execution.
Few people have the misfortune to suffer such tribulations.
Fewer still possess the character to endure them. It is a quality of Temujin's greatness that he not only overcame them, but that he learnt from them. It took such a man to raise a disorganised rabble to the heights of the Caesars. Either way, you'll not risk meeting him in James Chamber's 128 page history. All you'll find here is a tidy introduction to the consensus history.