Kelly, Christopher

The end of empire: Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome / Christopher Kelly - 1st American ed. - New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. - x, 350 p.: ill., maps; 25 cm.

Originally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-330) and index.

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.

9780393061963 (hardcover) : 0393061965 (hardcover)


Huns
Huns--History.


Rome--History

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