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In the years 434454ad the fate of europe hung upon the actions of. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself. One could not wish for a better storyteller or analyst than john man. Tracking the desert was the first book on the subject in english since the 1920s. Huns arent known as chroniclers of their own stories much is learned from a roman soldier and historian called ammianus and a goth named jordanes. Yet does the book actually give us a greater idea of the personality and life of the infamous. The barbarian king who challenged rome by john man. Mans book is a highly readable account of a bellicose steppe people and their leader. But he takes that information and formulates reasonable speculations that give a much better idea of what the huns were like. He wrote a history of the late roman empire in eight books covering the period from 430 to 476. Attila the hun was the genghis khan of europe, says british historian man in this. Buy a discounted paperback of attila the hun online from australias leading online bookstore.
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Alpha beta on the roots of the roman alphabet, the gutenberg revolution and genghis khan. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read attila the hun. It cant have been much fun living in steppes where the wrong night wind could blow your yurt away and deep freeze you in your sleep. The name attila the hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery. There is very little about his roman nemesis aetius in this book as the focus is on attila. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself, his position in history and the world in which he lived. But what do we really know about the man who brought down the roman empire. John quincy adams was the sixth president of the united states. Attila the hun attila the hun is a household name a byword for barbarism and violence but few people know much about him. So reads the blurb on the back of john mans book on attila the hun. John mans biography of attila the hun leaves ranjit bolt feeling faint. History ancient general the name attila the hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence.
John anthony garnet man born 15 may 1941 is a british historian and travel writer. In the years 434454ad the fate of europe hung upon the actions of one man, attila. Attila the hun was the leader of the hunnic empire from 434 to 453 a. John man does a good job outlining attila s biography, fleshing out his book with chapters on the hun s probably beginnings as the xiongnu people in mongolia, the rediscovery of rapid mounted archery by lajos kassai, the turmoil of the late western roman empire, and finally a fascinating chapter on attila s afterlife in medieval literature. Attila develops an effective spy network, drills his rusty home tribe into fighting shape and outfoxes his fellow hun tribal leaders. Attila the hun by john man penguin books australia. It cant have been much fun living in steppes where the wrong night wind could blow. The book by john man does repeat primary information i. Attila the hun by john man, 9780553816587, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Also called flagellum dei, or the scourge of god, attila was known to romans for his. A barbarian king and the fall of rome 9780553816587 by man, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Attila the hun is a household name a byword for barbarism and violence but to most of us the man himself, his world and his place in history have remained elusive.
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