The Sword of Attila - Tapa dura

On a grassy plan east of Paris, on a sweltering June day, two towering figures of Late Antiquity are to meet in a monumental conflict, an epic battle that will determine the fate of Europe and the course of civilisation itself. The clash at Chalons will pit the fierce and passionate Attila the Hun against Count Aetius, Supreme General of the Armies of the Western Empire, known to history as "the last of the Romans." Bursting with heroic battle scenes and eloquent storytelling, THE SWORD OF ATTILA recounts what some historians have called the most important battle in all history

Praise for the Novels of Michael Curtis Ford:

The Last King:

"Michael Curtis Ford's love for the ancient world emanates from every page: in his magical settings and spectacular re-creation of monuments and landscapes, in his bold portraits of the protagonists, and in his intriguing and swiftly moving plot."
- Valerio Massimo Manfredi, author of the Alexander Trilogy and Spartan

"The book demonstrates the author's ability to imagine the Roman world from its periphery and shows the same mastery of military history as his first novel, The Ten Thousand."
- Publishers Weekly

"...a swift and exciting story. Brutal, straightforward, exciting and informative...a hair-trigger
ride on ancient sands and hills. This is Ford's best so far, and only those who have read his
first two know just how good that makes this book."
- The Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon)
Gods and Legions:

"Thanks to the author's excellent research of both his subject and era, the reader experiences this great man's transformation step by determined step. Highly recommended."
- The Historical Novels Review

"Stirring and adventurous tragedy of the first rank, written with all of the gusto of a master."
- Kirkus
The Ten Thousand:

"A worthy successor to Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire."
- Library Journal (Starred Review)

"Thrilling, eloquent, illuminated by scholarship, comes this retelling of the epic running battle of the Ten Thousand from Babylon to the sea."
- James Brady, author of the bestseller The Marine

"Michael Curtis Ford's moving account of the fighting and dying of these heroic Greek mercenaries is not only historically sound, but very human, in making Xenophon's tale come alive in a way that no ancient historian or classicist has yet accomplished."
- Professor Victor Davis Hanson, author of The Soul of Battle