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名称 The end of empire : Attila the Hun and the fall of Rome
索引号 K126/E20101
分类号 K126
K126(古代罗马)
K12(古代史(公元前40世纪-公元476年))
K1(世界史)
K(历史、地理)
作者 Kelly、 Christopher、 1964-、
出版社 New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2009.
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页数 x, 350 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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注解 Originally published: Attila the Hun: barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire. London : Bodley Head, 2008. 附註 Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-330) and index. 內容 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. 摘要 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.