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100 1 $aKelly, Christopher,$d1964-
240 10 $aAttila the Hun
245 14 $aThe end of empire :$bAttila the Hun and the fall of Rome /$cChristopher Kelly.
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton & Co.,$c2009.
300 $ax, 350 p. :$bill., maps ;$c25 cm.
500 $aOriginally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 293-330) and index.
505 00 $tThe Strava of Attila the Hun --$tBefore Attila.$tFirst contact ;$tThe axis of evil ;$tA backward steppe ;$tRomans and barbarians ;$tHow the West was won --$tHuns and Romans.$tA tale of two cities ;$tWar on three fronts ;$tBrothers in arms ;$tFighting for Rome ;$tShock and awe ;$tBarbarians at the gates ;$tThe price of peace --$tDinner with Attila.$tMission impossible ;$tClose encounters ;$tEating with the enemy ;$tWhat the historian saw ;$tTruth and dare ;$tEnd game --$tThe failure of empire.$tHearts and minds ;$tThe bride of Attila ;$tTaking sides ;$tThe fog of war ;$tThe last retreat ;$tEndings ;$tReputations.
520 $aA 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.
600 00 $aAttila,$dd. 453.
650 0 $aHuns$vBiography.
650 0 $aHuns$xHistory.
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 284-476.