Bibliograph

Gates of fire, an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, Steven Pressfield

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Gates of fire, an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae, Steven Pressfield

Language

eng

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maps

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Gates of fire

Oclc number

62215156

Responsibility statement

Steven Pressfield

Sub title

an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

Summary

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. In Gates of Fire, Steven Pressfield portrays the boldest & bloodiest battle fought by the legendary Spartan Army against the Persian Empire. The national bestseller!

Target audience

adult

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