An excellent early primer for those who are looking for the broad outlines of steppe nomad history. Go elsewhere for indepth information on any of the several "hordes"covered in this book. As always, the illustrations are exceptional. ( )

I think this a pretty good costume and Armour Book, with not much diverting material in the text. ( )

A useful book, but one that attempts to cover far too much ground. The title, clearly intended to capture the shopper's imagination, is a misnomer, as there is very little in the book about Attila or his Huns, but I guess in the commercial world we live in - that's excusable. What is inexcusable is that the text (and illustrations) jump around all over the place, covering many nations that are not by any stretch of the imagination "Nomad Hordes" - for example Sassanians, Sogdians, Slavs, Finno-Ugrians and Kushanians (and that's just in the colour illustrations). As with nearly all of David Nicolle's books, this one could have been so much better if he had simply focused his efforts... Focus David, focus!!! ( )

9YEMUBUI