The Squall from the East
Image: The Mongol Mounted Archer Courtesy: http://www.aeroartinc.com/mongol-warrior-firing-bow-from-saddle.html After many weeks of hard labor, I'm happy to announce that I have finished writing the first chapter of Unit III. As you already know, the chapter is titled "The Squall from the East" and it focuses on the Mongol advance of Central Europe in 1241-42 as part of the extensive western campaign. As a result, Prince Batu managed to extend his appanage and in due time cut out his own empire, the Golden Horde, from the Mongol unified state. I paid special attention to such unsolved issues as the withdrawal of the Tartar army and the outcome of the power struggle between the descendants of Chinggis Khan. This is the first page of the long chapter: If Latin Europe hadn't been filled to the brim with its own woes, it wouldn’t have disregarded the latest developments in the Far East. There, on the far side of the inhabited world, the emerging supe...