The Greco-Persian Wars

This is a reissue, with a new introduction and an update to the bibliography, of the original edition, published in 1970 as The Year of Salamis in England and as Xerxes at Salamis in the U.S. The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the extraordinary Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. The astonishing sea battle banished forever the specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells this historic moment, evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive Greek victory, despite the Greeks' inferior numbers, opened the way for the historic evolution of the Greek states in a climate of creativity, independence, and democracy, one that provided a model and an inspiration for centuries to come. Green's accounts of both Persian and Greek strategies are clear and persuasive; equally convincing are his everyday details regarding the lives of soldiers, statesmen, and ordinary citizens. He has first-hand knowledge of the land and sea he describes, as well as full command of original sources and modern scholarship.With a new foreword, The Greco-Persian Wars is a book that lovers of fine historical writing will greet with pleasure.

Summary

An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Green, Green Peter
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780520203136
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20313-6
• No. of pages: 356
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, maritime history, Warfare & defence, Ancient History, Asian History, Warfare and defence, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Persian Empire