Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae Paperback – January 1, 2000 by Stephen Pressfield
Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Nearly 2,500 years ago, in 480BC, at a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong. Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as long as possible while the main Greek armies mobilized. For six days the Spartans held the invaders at bay. In the final hours - their shields broken, swords and spears shattered - they fought with their bare hands before being overwhelmed. It was battle that would become synonymous with extraordinary courage, heroism and self-sacrifice: it was Thermopylae. In Gates of Fire, Steven Pressfield tells the epic story of those legendary Spartans: the men and women who helped shaped our history and have themselves become as immortal as their gods.
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Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Publisher : Bantam Books; (english first) edition (January 1, 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 525 pages
ISBN-10 : 0553812165
ISBN-13 : 978-0553812169
Item Weight : 9.5 ounces
Dimensions : 4.17 x 1.3 x 7.01 inches