A war like no other : how the Athenians and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War / Victor Davis Han...
A war like no other : how the Athenians and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War / Victor Davis Han...
A war like no other : how the Athenians and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War / Victor Davis Hanson.
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New York : Random House, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N938.05/18
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 397 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Fear : why Sparta fought Athens (480-431) -- Ch. 2. Fire : the war against the land (431-425) -- Ch. 3. Disease : the ravages of the plague at Athens (430-426) -- Ch. 4. Terror : war in the shadows (431-421) -- Ch. 5. Armor : hoplite pitched battles (424-418) -- Ch. 6. Walls : sieges (431-415...
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Publisher
New York : Random House, 2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"Hanson's analysis of events and personalities raises many questions: Were Athens and Sparta like the United States and the Soviet Union, 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...
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A war like no other : how the Athenians and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War / Victor Davis Hanson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N938.05/18
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74VKmWOmBDbg
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ISBN
1400060958 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9781400060955 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
DDC
938.05
MMS ID
991020625389702626
