Warriors Of The Steppe: A Military History Of Central Asia, 500 B.c. To 1700 A.d. - Hildinger, Erik

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Warriors Of The Steppe: A Military History Of Central Asia, 500 B.c. To 1700 A.d. by Hildinger, Erik Format: Hardcover with Dust JacketPublished by Da Capo Press, 1997 The first bo ok to examine the nomads of Asia from a purely military perspective, from the ancient Scythians to the Manchu conquest of China. Across these two thousand years, the horse archer armies of the steppe-considered here as a unified phenomenon, linked by their reliance on mass cavalry tactics and the composite bow-resembled an unstoppable "force of nature" which sedentary people, except in rare instances, were unable to resist.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more