xx 812 pages, indexed. Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. The back cover is lightly creased and the pages tanned, else the book appears unread. "Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history. Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortés. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians." (from the American edition, 'Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico')