E. A. Thompson was Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham from 1948-1979. His previous books include
A History of Attila and The Huns, The Early Germans, The Goths in Spain, Romans and Barbarians and
Who was St Patrick? The Huns includes a revised afterword by Peter Heather, Lecturer of Ancient History at University College London.
Professor Thompson died in 1994.