One unique first-hand source on the Mongols can be seen in The Story of the Mongols: Whom We Call the Tartars by Friar Giovanni Carpini. (translated by Erik Hil

One unique first-hand source on the Mongols can be seen in The Story of the Mongols: Whom We Call the Tartars by Friar Giovanni Carpini. (translated by Erik Hildinger) The cover with a picture of a Mongol soldier is itself worth the price of the book ! - https://www.amazon.com/Story-Mongols-Whom-Call-Tartars/dp/0828320179 https://www.amazon.com/Story-Mongols-Whom-Call-Tartars/dp/08... Overview of the work on wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ystoria_Mongalorum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ystoria_Mongalorum