Reprint. Originally published: London : Constable, 1994. Donated by the family of Lieutenant Colonel Loyal (Red) Mumford Pease (February 19, 1917 to April 15, 2011) who served as an officer in the 25th Company Bomb Disposal Squad in the United States Army during WWII.

A much-maligned people -- The Huns move west -- Tribal warfare -- The magnet of empire -- Attila becomes king of the Huns -- Attila's kingdom -- The threat to Constantinople -- The city Constantine built -- The court of Theodosius II -- A plot to murder Attila -- The murder plot discovered -- The weakness of the west -- The empress in Ravenna -- The revival of the western empire -- Proposal of marriage -- Invasion of France -- Battle is joined -- The Catalaunian fields -- Invasion of Italy -- The cities of Lombardy fall -- Attila and the pope -- The wedding night and after -- The sons of Attila -- Empires dissolve -- The Huns and their successors -- Nibelung and Edda -- Venetian and French portrayals -- Drama and opera -- 'The Hun is at the gate' -- The Hungarian tradition.