Timur the Magnificent, Lord of Lords, Iron Lame... In the past, an unremarkable emir, the owner of small pastures in Central Asia, he defeated the armies of more than half the world one after another. He destroyed entire cities and rebuilt them to his liking. It seems that he, more than anyone else in the world, sought to “crush the entire Order of Things, remake it in his own way.” Tamerlane created an empire and was successful in all the campaigns he attempted. But he died on a campaign against a power strong enough to resist him. The author of the book, Harold Lamb, offers a look at Tamerlane through the eyes of those who accompanied him on his campaigns.