Leo de Hartog

Author of Genghis Khan : Conqueror of the World

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Image credit: Leo de Hartog met pop gebruikt om ontsnapten van Colditz te beschermen. Leo de Hartog with dummie used to protect the escaped from Colditz. (© Johan van Hoppe)

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Genghis Khan : Conqueror of the World (1989) 288 copies

LIVES OF THE MONGOL WARLORDS: KHUBILAI KHAN - TAMERLANE - GENGHIS KHAN - THREE VOLUMES IN SLIPCASE (2005) 20 copies

Europese reiziger[s] naar de Grote Khan : de reizen van de franciscaner monniken en de familie Polo naar de opvolgers… (1985) 7 copies

Officieren achter prikkeldraad 1940-1945 : Nederlandse militairen in Duitse krĳgsgevangenschap (1983) 5 copies

Russia and the Mongol Yoke: The History of the Russian Principalities and the Golden Horde, 1221-1502 (1996) 4 copies

Cengiz Han Dünyanin Fatihi (2016) 1 copy

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Canonical name: Hartog, Leo de
Birthdate: 1917-11-17
Gender: male
Nationality: Netherlands
Birthplace: Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Places of residence: Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Colditz, Germany
Education: Royal Military Academy, Breda, Netherlands
Occupations: historian
Relationships: Kan, Wim (friend)

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Genghis Khan conqueror of the world by Leo De Hartog

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Mustygusher | 1 other review | Dec 19, 2022 |

Genghis Khan Conqueror of the World by Leo De Hartog

Pretty nice account of Genghis Khan's life and conquest, beginning shortly before his birth and concluding when his empire reaches its zenith. A just-the-facts approach makes for reading a little bit on the dry side, which left me hungering a bit for that sense of Temujin as the larger-than-life figure he must have been. De Hartog presents an objective, even-handed account of the military and political actions that caused Temujin to be called both a genius and a monster. Overall a concise and detailed work about the life of a fascinating figure in world history.… (more)