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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.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's not all Greek, but they do win in the end! Read why.,
By Bugs "buggle26" (Arklow, Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thermopylae: The Battle for the West (Paperback)
I had read elsewhere of how important the Graeco-Persian wars were to western civilisation, but had no real idea why. Thisrather good book starts to answer that question. The individual Greeks,not just the city-states or their leaders, were fighting for a concept- the freedom and value of a man himself to make his own destiny. The centralised autocratic Persian edifice was the antithesis of this.These wars actually decided the future of the world,splitting it into two cultures. Thermopylae was one of the key battles but not the decisive one. The book really deals with the whole second Persian invasion,the eponymous battle acting as a fulcrum.It is gripping,knowedgeable and informative.A supposed historical bias towards the Greeks is redressed with the Persian culture getting a fair telling.It raises many interesting issues quite simply,obviously intended by Ernle Bradford to be elaborated upon in other books.In so doing he has achieved his aim.Anyone who reads "Thermopylae" will seek further, appetite whetted. Small points detract:as usual,the maps deserve to be better and more numerous;the battles should be shown with formations and lines of movement,and diagrams(hoplite armour,Hellespont bridge etc.)would help. This is a thoroughly enjoyable book which I would defy any non- scholar to stop before the end.I highly recommend it.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Enjoyable Account of this Great Battle,
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This review is from: Thermopylae: The Battle for the West (Paperback)
This book offers the reader an enjoyable and interesting narrative of that most famous battle at Thermopylae. The author makes it clear that its not going to be a in-depth account but more of an overview of the battle and the Persian campaign against the Greek City States. If you are looking for a more detailed and scholarly book I would suggest Peter Green's book titled 'The Greco-Persian Wars'. Overall, bearing in mind that this book was published in 1980, this is a decent book covering Thermopylae and how the Spartan's fought and why. It made me want to go and hire the old classic video of the 300! Well worth the time to sit down and read.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Superficial but engaging reveiw of Xerxes campaign,
By stevenson@dapstones.freeserve.co.uk (Bath, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thermopylae: The Battle for the West (Paperback)
Ernie Bradford attempts to cover the Persian campaign up to and including the aftermath of Salamis but does so in a rather subjective way, where his opinions seem to account for more than historical facts. He does not spend enough time on the actual battle at Thermopylae nor on the central characters but he has a great regard for the Persians and Xerxes himself, something classically educated readers may be missing with their Grrek and Roman bias. The author's enthusiasm comes across well but his knowledge of sailing in the Aegean can become a bit wearing as it is referred to rather too often.Overall an enjoyable read which stimulated me to seek further more scholarly works on this subject
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