After Tamerlane

Oct 18, 2024 8:50 PM

Author:John Darwin

After Tamerlane

Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis.

All built empires they hoped would last forever: all were destined to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in his magnificent book, their empire building created the world we know today.

From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, last of the ‘world conquerors’, to the rise and fall of European empires, and from America’s growing colonial presence to the resurgence of India and China as global economic powers, After Tamerlane provides a wonderfully intriguing perspective on the past, present and future of empires.

Reviews

No one is better fitted to present the words of the participants than Hugh McManners. His book represetns a worthy tribute both to those who died, and to those who survived this freak of history and played their parts in creating a national legend

—— Sir Max Hastings, in the Introduction

A unique and essential chronicle of the conflict

—— Military Illustrated

Engaging ... has a long and satisfying future

—— Guardian

A poignant insight

—— Glasgow Herald

Cowell narrates his gripping story in painstaking detail, and with the common sense and professionalism of the distinguished journalist

—— Simon Sebag Montefiore , Scotsman

DeGroot goes far beyond his precise academic remit in bringing us this caustic, absorbing and suttee exploration of how and why the dream died

—— Euan Ferguson , Observer

DeGroot has a good ear for anecdotes and his narrative is highly amusing.

—— John Michell , Spectator

An enjoyably written argument

—— Sinclair McKay , Daily Telegraph

A gripping account

—— Adam Forrest , The Herald

DeGroot tells the story of the American lunar mission with verve and elegance

—— Richard Aldous , Irish Times

Fascinating, gossipy and occasionally hilarious

—— Jeffrey Taylor , Express

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