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Book club ed. |
| Description |
x, 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index. |
| Contents |
The Strava of Attila the Hun -- pt. 1. Before Attila -- First contact -- The axis of evil -- A backward steppe -- Romans and barbarians -- How the West was won -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. Dinner with Attila -- Mission impossible -- Close encounters -- Eating with the enemy -- What the historian saw -- Truth and dare -- End game -- pt. 4. The failure of empire -- Hearts and minds -- The bride of Attila -- Taking sides -- The fog of war -- The last retreat -- 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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Attila, -453. (OCoLC)fst01805681
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Huns. (OCoLC)fst00964118
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Rome (Empire) (OCoLC)fst01204885
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| Chronological Term |
284-476
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780393061963 |
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0393061965 |
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