Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun: 1,500 Years Ago Attila Got the Competitive Edge. Now He Tells You How You Can Get It, Too--His Way

by Wess Roberts

Civil wars brought the best units back from the frontiers to defend the throne from usurpers. A decline in the birthrate and an increase in the demand for Roman peasants to do the work once performed by slaves created a shortage of recruits.