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The end of empire : Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome
- Title
- The end of empire : Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome / Christopher Kelly.
- Author
- Kelly, Christopher, 1964-
- Publication
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.
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Details
- Description
- x, 350 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- 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.
- Uniform Title
- Attila the Hun
- Alternative Title
- Attila the Hun
- Subjects
- Note
- Originally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008.
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-1485
- ISBN
- 9780393061963 (hardcover)
- 0393061965 (hardcover)
- 9780393338492 (pbk.)
- 0393338495 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2009009072
- OCLC
- 286488090
- Author
- Kelly, Christopher, 1964-
- Title
- The end of empire : Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome / Christopher Kelly.
- Imprint
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-330) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-1485