Attila, King of the Huns by Patrick Howarth
Attila the Hun has been known to the world for centuries as a bloodthirsty tyrant and little else. In this fascinating piece of historical detective work, Patrick Howarth throws a new and more sympathetic light on the popular legend. Attila ruled over the vast, but short-lived, Hun Empire of the fifth century, the time of the disintegration of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the great barbarians. In successive campaigns, from his military headquarters in Hungary, he brought his armies to the gates of Constantinople, through Germany and France to Orleans, and deep into italy. This scholarly and engaging work, using primary sources, as well as recent archaeological finds in Hungary and elsewhere, shows that Attila was much more than a great commander and reveals the little understood world of the Huns, a people of remarkable equestrian skills who came from the borders of China.
Patrick Howarth is the author of numerous works of history, biography and criticism, including The Year is 1851 and George VI. Eight programmes of his poetry, ranging in length from fifteen to forty minutes, have been broadcast by BBC Radio 3. A former diplomat, who served in Special Operations, he has broadcast for the BBC in five languages. He has had a long association with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He lives in Sherbome, Dorset.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841194288 |
| ISBN 10 | 184119428X |
| Title | Attila, King of the Huns |
| Author | Patrick Howarth |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2001-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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