Salamis 480 Bc - The Naval Campaign That Saved Greece Vol. 222

Informationen zum Autor William Shepherd, illustrated by Peter Dennis Klappentext In 480 BC, the Greek and Persian fleets met in a battle in the strait between Attica and the island of Salamis. Although outnumbered, the Greeks delivered a crushing victory that ended the Persian threat to Greece. This book draws on the findings of archaeological, technological and naval research, as well as on original historical sources to vividly recreate one of the most important naval campaigns in world history.In the most important naval campaign of the ancient era, an outnumbered and fragile Greek alliance secured the glorious future of 5th-century Athens. Zusammenfassung In 480 BC, the Greek and Persian fleets met in a battle in the strait between Attica and the island of Salamis. Although outnumbered, the Greeks delivered a victory that ended the Persian threat to Greece. This book draws on the findings of archaeological, technological and naval research to recreate an important naval campaigns in world history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The campaign to Salamis 'Salamis divine' After the battle The battlefield today Bibliography Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: William Shepherd, Shepherd William
• Collaboration: Peter Dennis (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 20.06.2010
• EAN: 9781846036842
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-684-2
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Thèmes: Campaign series; Campaign; Campaign; Campaign series
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; HISTORY / Military / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, HISTORY / Military / Ancient, Warfare & defence, Ancient History, Ancient warfare, Battles and campaigns