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Gates of fire
an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
By Pressfield, Steven
- ISBN
- 978-0-38549-251-5
- Publisher
- New York : Doubleday, c1998.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1998
On a memorial stone placed at the ancient battlefield of Thermopylae are the words, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie." Those simple words end and encapsulate this brilliant and brutal epic tale. Beginning at the training fields of Sparta, Pressfield (The Legend of Bagger V...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
