Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae - an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Steven Pressfield
Bantam (1999)
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Greece - History - Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C, Historical Fiction, Thermopylae, Battle Of, Greece, 480 B.C, War Stories
Mass Market Paperback 0553580531
English
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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....
Product Details
Dewey 813
Cover Price €7.99
No. of Pages 480
Height x Width 170 x 104  mm