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Originally Posted by din155
Listening "Genghis Khan and the making of modern world" by Jack Weatherford, narrated by Jonathan Davis. It's been a fascinating read describing the making of Mongolian rule and it's influence on rest of the world. I was really mesmerised by the life of Genghis Khan. His innovative tactics on battlefield such as using propaganda, gossips, rumours to create fear in the enemy, use of attacked states population as shield and also as means of further causing strain on resources was really amazing. Sadly I don't much about Chinese and Mongolian history to appreciate all the details but this book is definitely a start in that area.
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I've got that one as an ebook. My basic issue with the book is that facts are pretty thin on the ground when it comes to Genghis Khan. Most of Weatherford's book is based on a document known as "The Secret History of the Mongols" of somewhat questionable origins. Weatherford isn't really a historian per se, but rather is an anthropologist. My basic take on the book is that Weatherford, true to his training, is a bit more trusting towards oral traditions than I feel comfortable with. It's a well written, readable book for sure.