Author: BRADFORD, ERNIE
Title: Thermopylae the Battle for the West
Description: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, 2004. Softcover. ISBN: 0306813602. Minor edgewear where laminate is lifting in places. Else fine. ; Reprint of the 1980 ed. 255pp. An impressively accessible narrative depicting the three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates) --a critical contest in Xerxes's massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B. C. Has been hailed ever since as an outstanding example of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.; 255 pages. Very Good .

Keywords: 0306813602 Thermopylae Military & Army Warfare & Defence Greek History Sparta & Spartans


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