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Author : Bernard William Henderson
Release : 1927
Genre : Greece
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Book Synopsis The Great War Between Athens and Sparta by : Bernard William Henderson
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Author : Victor Davis Hanson
Release : 2006-09-12
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis A War Like No Other by : Victor Davis Hanson
Download or read book A War Like No Other written by Victor Davis Hanson. This book was released on 2006-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most urgent modern concerns to create his most engrossing work to date, A War Like No Other. Over the course of a generation, the Hellenic city-states of Athens and Sparta fought a bloody conflict that resulted in the collapse of Athens and the end of its golden age. Thucydides wrote the standard history of the Peloponnesian War, which has given readers throughout the ages a vivid and authoritative narrative. But Hanson offers readers something new: a complete chronological account that reflects the political background of the time, the strategic thinking of the combatants, the misery of battle in multifaceted theaters, and important insight into how these events echo in the present. Hanson compellingly portrays the ways Athens and Sparta fought on land and sea, in city and countryside, and details their employment of the full scope of conventional and nonconventional tactics, from sieges to targeted assassinations, torture, and terrorism. He also assesses the crucial roles played by warriors such as Pericles and Lysander, artists, among them Aristophanes, and thinkers including Sophocles and Plato. Hanson’s perceptive analysis of events and personalities raises many thought-provoking questions: Were Athens and Sparta like America and Russia, two superpowers battling to the death? Is the Peloponnesian War echoed in the endless, frustrating conflicts of Vietnam, Northern Ireland, and the current Middle East? Or was it more like America’s own Civil War, a brutal rift that rent the fabric of a glorious society, or even this century’s “red state—blue state” schism between liberals and conservatives, a cultural war that manifestly controls military policies? Hanson daringly brings the facts to life and unearths the often surprising ways in which the past informs the present. Brilliantly researched, dynamically written, A War Like No Other is like no other history of this important war.
Author : Dr. Bernard W. Henderson
Release : 2015-11-06
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Great War Between Athens And Sparta: A Companion To The Military History Of Thucydides by : Dr. Bernard W. Henderson
Download or read book The Great War Between Athens And Sparta: A Companion To The Military History Of Thucydides written by Dr. Bernard W. Henderson. This book was released on 2015-11-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As “a companion to the military history of Thucydides,” this learned and thoughtful treatise by a well-known Oxford tutor is assured of a hearty welcome. For Dr. Henderson, in retelling the story of the most famous of all wars, gives the essence of many commentaries on Thucydides, with numerous maps and plans, and also cites recent parallels to the old campaigns. Thucydides is so modern in his outlook that this method of treatment is not merely permissible but entirely appropriate. Dr. Henderson has a vivacious style and enters heartily into the spirit of the many dramatic episodes, such as Cleon’s victory at Sphacteria, or the desecrating of the “Herniae” on the very eve of the sailing of the expedition to Syracuse, or the condemnation of the Athenian generals after their last great sea-victory at Arginusae. Even those who think that they know their Thucydides well may learn a good deal from the book. And the implied lesson of the crimes and follies that an uncontrolled democracy can commit—comes out stronger than ever.—The Spectator Archive
Author : Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Release : 2017
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Plague of War by : Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Download or read book The Plague of War written by Jennifer Tolbert Roberts. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major new history of the violent, protracted conflict between ancient Athens and Sparta.
Author : Bernard William Henderson
Release : 1973
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Book Synopsis The Great War Between Athens and Sparta by : Bernard William Henderson
Download or read book The Great War Between Athens and Sparta written by Bernard William Henderson. This book was released on 1973. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
