John Anthony Garnet Man (born 15 May 1941) is a British historian and travel writer.
[2] After working in journalism with Reuters and in publishing with Time Life Books, Man turned to writing, with occasional forays into film, TV, and radio.
Work in Mongolia led to Genghis Khan: Life, Death and Resurrection, published in 2004, which has so far appeared in 21 languages.
Attila the Hun and Kublai Khan: The Mongol King Who Remade China, published in 2005 and 2006, respectively, completed a trilogy on Asian leaders.
Man's 2007 book, The Terracotta Army, coincided with the British Museum exhibition (September 2007 – April 2008).