290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
The Strava of Attila the Hun Before Attila. First contact ; A backward steppe ; The yellow peril ; 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
