The Mongol Art of War

On one particular Friday in the year 1220, a strange slit-eyed man walked up to a mosque filled with terrified Muslims in the city of Bukhara. As he ascended the pulpit, citizens trembled as the conqueror faced his newly acquired citizens. He then began to spoke:

"O people, know that you have committed great sins, and that the great ones among you have committed these sins. If you ask me what proof I have for these words, I say it is because I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."

Thousands were slaughtered shortly after these words. The man was Genghis Khan and he had just overran the mighty Muslim fort of Bukhara.

The sacking of several Muslim bastions such as Baghdad and Bukhara has had a profound effect in shaping Islam to what it is today. Muslim clerics of the time, humbled at the thought of losing to an unknown enemy, blamed it one the fact that its rulers were not Muslim enough in the governing of their territories. So began a process of Islamization in every aspect of a Muslim's life - from politics to military, remnants of which still exists today.

How did a nomad tribe like the Mongols rise up to become one of the most powerful military force of its time with conquered territories from China to Baghdad and Austria?

Timothy May reveals this in his 214-page hardcover. From their military and economic strategies, right down to their political maneuverings of the Khans. Lessons learned in this timely work will be applicable in life and business.

A much welcomed refresher from the countless number of Sun Tzu's Art of War titles that line the bookshelves today as it offers new insights and perspectives that are not found in other war strategy titles. The work may be factual but it is peppered with colourful anecdotes and and surprising facts that make The Mongol Art of War a very enjoyable read.