TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kelly,Christopher
TI  - The end of empire: Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome 
SN  - 9780393061963 (hardcover)
AV  - D141 .K45 2009
U1  - 937/.09 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Attila,
KW  - Huns
KW  - Biography
KW  - History
KW  - Rome
KW  - Empire, 284-476
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -