Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae From:Steven Pressfield , Bantam ,
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553383683
ISBN: 055338368X
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Packaged Height: 90 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 820 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 90 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 520 hundredths-inches
Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: 2005-09-27
Studio: Bantam
Product Description:
The national bestseller!
At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.
Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history--one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale....
From the Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews:
 Excellent story, 2008-12-26
I have been reading many historical fiction books on the Greeks and Romans and I am very happy to have found Steven Pressfield. This book is very well written and an enjoyable read. I have always been drawn to the Athenians and not the Spartans, but this book has turned my head around. What an incredible society. Definitely read this book.
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