Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome, (Paperback)

from NielsenGW

We learn from early history classes in school that Attila the Hun was a brutish, savage leader, bent on beating down the mighty Roman empire. Attila sprang from the dark recesses of northern Europe to lay siege to the civilized people of the Mediterranean. But this story is decidedly one-sided an...

from woodpigeon01

This is an interesting book. John Man provides a portrait of a barbarian lord who never quite lived up to his modern day persona. Attila failed to conquer Rome, or Constantinople, or Gaul: and yet the name Attila conjures up a half-demon in contemporary minds. He seems to have been a man of his t...

from MarysGirl

This book gave me fits. I bought it because Attila is a minor character in a couple of my books set in 5C Imperial Rome and I wanted more information on his background--just for my personal education. The author has a degree in history and has written several other "narrative histories" which I t...

from Meggo

Not as enjoyable a book as Man's book on Genghis Khan, this book was a curious mix of modern tales and history, of fact and conjecture. The mix made me doubt the truth of the tale. Not recommended for serious historians of the period, as it reads more like a travelogue.

from le.vert.galant

The name of Attila the Hun still resonates in western culture as "The Scourge of God" and the embodiment of barbaric mayhem. Reliable source material on Attila is scanty. His posthumous reputation was created by Christian hagiographers who magnified his accomplishments with tales of virgins, sain...