The thunder of hooves filled the air, deafening those who heard it. The air filled with arrows. The Mongols had come!

Learn all about what makes a great Mongol warrior in Fearless Warriors: Mongols. Discover the customs and traditions, the training and the most fearless warriors of the Mongol empire: Genghis Khan and his sons.

The series examines some of history's most fearless fighters. It looks at their training, weapons and fighting methods, as well as examining some of their most famous battles and fiercest warriors. Each title has sections focusing on aspects of their training, their battles or biographies of individual warriors. A useful timeline and a quiz to test your knowledge are at the back of each book. Suitable for readers aged 9 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Fearless Warriors .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Rupert Matthews, is an experienced writer and editor of children's books, and specializes in works on history.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The Mongol empire
• 1: Uniting the tribes
• 1: Organising for war
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: city sieges
• 1: Horsepower
• 1: Sons of Genghis Khan
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: Terror
• 1: Mongol Strategy
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: Doomed cities
• 1: Great commanders
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: Pretend retreats
• 1: Mongol queens
• 1: Focus on - Battle tactics: Surprise attacks
• 1: What happened when?
• 1: What do you know?
• 1: Further information
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index and answers