Read Attila

I FAIRLY raced through Attila The Hun - Arch-Enemy Of Rome by Ian Hughes.

The book, which was published two years ago by Pen & Sword, is really more about Huns in general than Attila in particular.

This is because the sources are, to say the least, somewhat limited, so much of the book consists of Hughes discussing fragments and trying to reconcile conflicting accounts.

Such a read is not to everyone's taste, I am sure, but it is precisely the type of detective work I find fascinating.