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Amazons: Real Warrior Women Of The Ancient World by John Man
24.99 AUD
Category: History
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to p ...Show more
Attila The Hun by John Man
22.99 AUD
Category: History
"The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself, his position in history and the world in which he lived? This riveting biography reveals the man behind the myth. In the years 434-454AD the ...Show more
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man
19.99 AUD
Category: History
'Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live.' Guardian____________________ The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. ...Show more
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man
35.00 AUD
Category: History
The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today?s descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese unity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their heir ...Show more
Saladin: The Life, the Legend and the Islamic Empire by John Man
24.99 AUD
Category: History
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic worldâe(tm)s preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith, brilliant in leadership, he also possessed qualities that won admirat ...Show more
The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan, His Heirs and the Founding of Modern China by John Man
22.99 AUD
Category: History
The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire ...Show more
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