Carl Fredrik Sverdrup is a Scandinavian living in Switzerland. He studied engineering and business, and has a career in international business management. He has a long-standing interest in military strategy and history. He has published articles on the Mongols with Journal of Medieval Military History (Numbers in Mongol Warfare, 2012) and Journal of Asian History (Sübe’etei Ba’atur, Anonymous Strategist, 2013). This is his first book. He is married and has two children.
The book goes into all of the great Mongol victories, but also
presents their defeats. Again, contrary to many earlier books the
Mongols did not just spread like the plague across Asia. The were
unstoppable under good generals and beatable under others… This
book is a treasure. The closest book I can compare it to would be
Chandler's 'The Campaigns of Napoleon', and should be on every
history lover's bookshelf.
*A Wargamer's Needful Things*
This is big history, and the author's style makes it compelling and
readable.
*Books Monthly*
This is a very valuable addition to the literature on the Mongol
conquests, giving us a much clearer idea of the detailed course of
their campaigns, the world in which they took place, and the
methods used to win them.
*History of War*
The book goes into all of the great Mongol victories, but also
presents their defeats. Again, contrary to many earlier books the
Mongols did not just spread like the plague across Asia. The were
unstoppable under good generals and beatable under others… This
book is a treasure. The closest book I can compare it to would be
Chandler's 'The Campaigns of Napoleon', and should be on every
history lover's bookshelf.
*A Wargamer's Needful Things*
’A detailed and authoritative account that will be hard to surpass.
Overall, Sverdrup’s book is an excellent introduction to the Mongol
conquests of the 13th Century and a ‘must-read’ for enthusiasts of
mediaeval warfare in the East.
*Wargames Illustrated*
The Mongol Conquests is highly recommended for both public and
college library world history or military history shelves.
*Military History Matters (Reviewer)*
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