Man John

Tysiącletnia historia legendarnych wojowników cienia odarta z mitów w fascynującej opowieści autora Czyngis-chanaNinja. Dziś są mitycznymi postaciami z komiksów, filmów i gier komputerowych. Ale kiedyś byli rzeczywistym, średniowiecznym odpowiednikiem służb specjalnych: szpiegami, sabotażystami, skrytobójcami. W swojej tajemniczości, sekretnych...

Zachód usłyszał o nim po raz pierwszy od Marco Polo, który przybył na dwór wielkiego chana Mongolii w 1275 roku i przebywał tam 15 lat. Wenecki kupiec pozostawił fascynujący opis organizacji dworu, administracji państwa, religii, ceremonii, władcy i jego rodziny. Do legendy przeszła stolica chana, Szandu, którą pod nazwą Xanadu opiewał angielski...

Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith, brilliant in leadership, he also possessed qualities that won admiration from his Christian foes. He knew the limits of...

The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today's descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese unity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their heirs under Attila the Hun helped destroy the...

Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks.For centuries people...

Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks. For centuries people...