Attila The Hun [electronic resource] : Barbarian Terror and the Fall of the Roman Empire
Christopher Kelly2011
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Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a
byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers
of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of
terror shattered an imperial world that had been securely unified by the
conquests of Julius Caesar five centuries before. This book goes in search of
the real Attila the Hun. For the first time it reveals the history of an astute
politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the
strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire.
We ride with Attila and the Huns from the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan to the
opulent city of Constantinople, from the Great Hungarian Plain to the fertile
fields of Champagne in France. Challenging our own ideas about barbarians and
Romans, imperialism and civilisation, terrorists and superpowers, this is the
absorbing story of an extraordinary and complex individual who helped to bring
dow...
Main title:
Author:
Christopher Kelly, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Vintage Digital, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (304 pages)
Audience:
College/higher education
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781446419328
Language:
English
BRN:
435787
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |