About this title: An authoritative re-telling of one of the greatest tales of heroism of all time and a decisive moment for the history of the world, Leonidas and the 300 Spartans' fight to the death against overwhelming Persian forces preserved the future of Greece and the golden age of classical civilization. Nic Fields vividly describes the battle for the pass of Thermopylae as the combined Greek forces held off the army of Xerxes, buying time for a retreat which would save Greece. Lavishly illustrated and with full-colour artwork, detailed maps and dramatic battle scenes, this is an in-depth analysis of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781841761800ISBN:184176180X
Description: Fine. Unread publisher overstock copy! ! Pages are crisp and clean! Remainder mark on one end. Very light shelf wear to cover. Orders shipped next business day. Tracking number provided. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co
Date Published: 2007-11-20
ISBN-13:9781841761800ISBN:184176180X
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781841761800. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781841761800ISBN:184176180X
Description: New. Size: 9.7 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches; Remainder mark. Very good in publisher's decorated wrappers with some shelfwear (rubbing, bumping or creasing). Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781841761800ISBN:184176180X
Description: New. Thermopylae resonates throughout history as a battle involving extreme courage and sacrifice. It was in this rocky pass in northern Greece that Leonidas, king of the Spartans and commander-in-chief of the Greek force, delayed the Persian hordes for t... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781841761800ISBN:184176180X
Description: New. Describes the battle for the pass of Thermopylae as the combined Greek forces held off the army of Xerxes, buying time for a retreat which would save Greece. This book is illustrated with colour artwork, maps and battle scenes. It is an analysis of th... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Oxford
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781841761800ISBN:184176180X
Description: Fine in N/a jacket. 184176180X 96pp. Illustrated with maps, photographs & full colour battle scenes. Slight bump to the tail of the spine. Minimal shelf wear. Slight crease to one corner. Bright & fresh. A lovely first edition. read more
"This is a quite good account of the why, the how and the what happened in the real stand of the 300. Both the societies that gave rise to the armies, the troops that formed them, their equipment, wading through all the biased Greek literature that are the main sources, even explaining quite well that bias.
I only miss some discussion of the army tactics of the two armies, beyond the soldier and before the strategy. The drawings have been reused from a previous edition (unlike the very good maps) and are not up to the current Osprey standard."
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