ROME IN THE WEST AND ATTILA

[Nathan Ross]

In the US you will get beat down in a heartbeat for plagiarism doing this.

Same in most places, I would think.

Maybe you should contact the author and ask for a full copy of the thesis? Then you can check the similarities. From what I can see, the sections on Academia comprise the first chapter - a general summary of the late Roman army developments, drawing on Elton et al - and the bibliography. The chapter subheading on Chalons uses the same Sidonius Apollinaris quote as your paper, which might show influence (to put it politely) but is hardy plagarism. It's surely unwise to be accusing somebody of this on a public forum without having read and checked the whole paper.