| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
x, 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : The Strava of Attila the Hun -- Before Attila -- First Contact -- The axis of evil -- A backward steppe -- romans and barbarians -- How the west was won -- Huns and romans -- A tale of two cities -- War on three fronts -- Brothers in arms -- Fighting for Rome -- Shock and awe -- Barbarians at the gates -- The price of peace -- Dinner with Attila -- Mission impossible -- Close encounters -- Eating with the enemy -- What the historian saw -- Truth and dare -- End game -- The failure of empire -- Hearts and minds -- The bride of Attila -- Taking sides -- The fog of war -- The last retureat -- Endings -- Epilogue : Reputations. |
| Summary |
A bold new account of Attila the Hun as empire builder and political threat to Rome reframes the warrior king as a political strategist, capturing the story of how a small, but dedicated, opponent dealt a seemingly invincible empire defeats from which it would never recover. |
| Subject |
Attila, -453.
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Huns -- Biography.
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Huns -- History.
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
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| Added Title |
Attila the Hun
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| ISBN |
9780393061963 hardcover $26.95 |
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0393061965 hardcover |
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