It was the strength quality and versatility of the mongol military organization not unchecked . Get this from a library the mongol art of war chinggis khan and the mongol military system timothy michael may timothy may describes the make up of the mongol army from its inception to the demise of the mongol empire and he examines the recruitment arming and training of the mongol warrior he also . The mongol art of war chinggis khan and the mongol military system may timothy michael the mongol armies that established the largest land empire in history stretching across asia and into eastern europe are imperfectly understood often they are viewed as screaming throngs of horsemen who swept over opponents by sheer force of numbers . Pen sword military 2007 military art and science 214 pages 0 reviews may describes the make up of the mongol army from its inception to the demise of the mongol empire and he shows how it was the strength quality and versatility of mongol military organisation that made them the pre eminent warriors of their time. The art of war under chinggis qahan genghis khan translated by urgunge onon the secret history of the mongols the life and times of chinggis khan translated by urgunge onon curzon press 2001 in the thirteenth century all mongols thought themselves to be the centre of the universe a belief that they derived from their shamanistic religion