The End of Empire
Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.
Format: Book
Edition: First American edition.
Description: x, 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.
Contents:
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 retreat ; Endings ; Reputations.
ISBN:
9780393061963 (hardcover)
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HISTORY Ancient Rome Kel | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Originally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index.