Sparta's Third Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 413-404 BC - Hardcover
by Paul A. Rahe
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Encounter BooksISBN-13:9781641774130ISBN-10:1641774134UPC:9781641774130Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, Ancient, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:Ancient, GreeceSize:9.06 x 5.98 x 2.05 inchesWeight:2.2024Product ID:SC0S9AEM62
Sparta's Third Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 413-404 BC
When the great war pitting the Athenians against the Peloponnesians first erupted, Pericles told his compatriots that, if they kept up their navy, focused on the conflict at hand, and refrained from wasting their resources on ulterior objects, they would "win through" - and Thucydides believed him. After Pericles' death, however, to the historian's dismay, the Athenians pursued risky adventures...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Encounter BooksISBN-13:9781641774130ISBN-10:1641774134UPC:9781641774130Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Military, Ancient, Comparative PoliticsBook Topic:Ancient, GreeceSize:9.06 x 5.98 x 2.05 inchesWeight:2.2024Product ID:SC0S9AEM62
Paul A. Rahe holds the Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in the Western Heritage at Hillsdale College, where he is professor of history, and he currently chairs the board of trustees of the Institute of Current World Affairs. He majored in History, the Arts and Letters at Yale University, read Litterae Humaniores at Oxford University's Wadham College on a Rhodes Scholarship, and then...
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