Chapter 8. Timur the Lame

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Preface xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. Overview 4
8. Chapter 2. The First Military Empire 48
9. Chapter 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire 55
10. Chapter 4. The Arabs 100
11. Chapter 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes 108
12. Chapter 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades 127
13. Chapter 7. The Mongol Empire 141
14. Chapter 8. Timur the Lame 151
15. Chapter 9. The Ottomans 156
16. Chapter 10. Safavid Persia 170
17. Chapter 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions 176
18. Chapter 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads 185
19. Chapter 13. The Mughals and Islam in India 187
20. Chapter 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars 193
21. Chapter 15. The Ascent of Europe 200
22. Chapter 16. The Time of Revolutions 212
23. Chapter 17. Guerrilla Warfare 225
24. Chapter 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict 244
25. Chapter 19. Conclusion 251
26. Select Bibliography 259
27. Index 263