How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World

How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World
ISBN-10
1616734329
ISBN-13
9781616734329
Category
Middle Ages
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Fair Winds
Author
Thomas J. Craughwell

Description

Veteran author Thomas J. Craughwell reveals the fascinating tales of how the barbarian rampages across Europe, North Africa, and Asia -- killing, plundering, and destroying whole kingdoms and empires -- actually created the modern nations of England, France, Russia, and China.

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