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4.0 out of 5 stars
Inaccuracies below, May 24 2004
By A Customer
Let me correct a few inaccuracies posted here:1. Genghis Khan is a Mongol, not Chinese. Mongolia and China are neighboring, yet completely distinct nations. 2. >>...they simply kept attacking until they achieved victory, no matter what the cost...>>
Not true. Underpopulated Mongolia couldn't afford such costs, especially against overpopulated China. I'd doubt that Genghis Khan personally cared much about his troops, but a general can't waste his force if his resources are limited. Mongolian army was always outnumbered, so they relied on mobility, tight organization, terror infliction (hence the word Hordes whereas there were not as many of them) and tactical tricks rather than perseverance. Later, in the post-Genghis period, Mongolian army numbered in hundreds of thousands, deserving the name Hordes. They largely consisted of people of other nationalities hired during the campaign. 3. >>...He cared little for politics or religion, and used these only as tools...>>
I think that politics and religion have always been used as tools, don't you?
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