Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and the Barbarian Empires of the SteppeKenneth Harl

Published: Sept. 4, 2017, 7 a.m.

Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan loom large in Western popular consciousness as two of history\u2019s most fearsome warrior-leaders. Chroniclers referred to them as \u201cThe Scourge of God\u201d and \u201cUniversal Lord\u201d both fascinate and repel. But few people today are...