Very little factual information is available about Attila. The author does a good job of assembling what little is know and adding some conjecture from less reliable sources and even fiction to attempt to describe the life and times of Attila. This is mostly a review of what Attila did and some of the reasons why, it does not go deeply into his life or the life of his people. I thought it was informative and easy to read. ( )

A good short biography and additional chapters that place him in the context of literature and other cultural outlet. Defends Attila as undeserving of his record as a monster. As one Amazon reviewer observed it could have been better orgainzed ( )