The battle for the West : Thermopylae / by Ernle Bradford.
TITLE:
The battle for the West : Thermopylae / by Ernle Bradford.
Publication Date:
1980
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill,
Physical Description:
254 p. : maps.
Subject Term:
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Bibliography: p. 246.
Summary:
Over this vast projection of imperial force stands the Emperor Xerxes, ringed round by his immaculate royal guard. The year is 480 B.C., and Xerxes has given the order to invade Europe. "This account is a memorial to those ancient Greeks who, so many centuries ago, ensured that their patterns of freedom and individual liberty should survive in the West.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780070070622
General Note:
Includes index.
