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Read # Tides of War PDF by ^ Steven Pressfield eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Tides of War "The ruin of Athens" according to D. Roberts. For the past few weeks, I have been listening to the soft tones of Chopin's NOCTURNES while being transported back to the Golden Age of Athens. The catalyst for this expedition has been Stephen Pressfield, and I am indebted to him for the journey.Alcibiades is frequently dismissed in collegiate history classrooms as being nothing more than an Alexander the Great wannabe. After reading this book, I can see just how un-fair an assessment that is. Press
| Title | : | Tides of War |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553381393 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
One, Jason, is an aging noble who serves as a sort of recording angel of the Athenian golden age. Tides of War conquers by sheer storytelling prowess, reminding us that war was--and is--a highly addictive version of hell. "As far as sight could carry, the sea stood curtained with smoke and paved with warcraft. The other, Polymides, was long Alcibiades' right-hand man, yet is now imprisoned for his murder. As Alcibiades' star rises and falls and rises again, we are escorted directly into the snakepit of Athenian realpolitik. As they were in his previous novel, Pressfield's battle scenes are extraordinarily vivid and visceral. In Tides of W
"The ruin of Athens" according to D. Roberts. For the past few weeks, I have been listening to the soft tones of Chopin's NOCTURNES while being transported back to the Golden Age of Athens. The catalyst for this expedition has been Stephen Pressfield, and I am indebted to him for the journey.Alcibiades is frequently dismissed in collegiate history classrooms as being nothing more than an Alexander the Great wannabe. After reading this book, I can see just how un-fair an assessment that is. Pressfield's presentation of Alcibiades is nothing short of magnificent. The novel gives the reader a genuine se. Keeping the STORY in history Carl Reddick My take on this work of fiction is that it revealed another facet of the 'traitor' Alcibiades, the guy who fought for and against Athens, had more adventures than Indiana Jones could have ever imagined, and yet was portrayed, not as a cartoon, but as a very real and very complicated historical figure. Certainly this is not a work of scholarship but the research demanded of the novel was epic, in itself. The military locations, politics, and changing 'tides' of the course of history maintained an excellent linear perspective. The characters were fleshed ou. Trash Panda said I haven't blinked in two hours. An absolutely fantastic book. Steven Pressfield's matching of history with an even better fictional character allows you to just get lost into the story. I can't put his stuff down. The Historical aspect that he brings to light is really inspiring too. Great read and you won't be able to stop.
Accused of crimes against the state, he was banished from his beloved Athens, only to take up arms in the service of his former enemies.For nearly three decades, Greece burned with war and Alcibiades helped bring victories to both sides — and ended up trusted by neither.Narrated from death row by Alcibiades’ bodyguard and assassin, a man whose own love and loathing for his former commander mirrors the mixed emotions felt by all Athens, Tides of War tells an epic saga of an extraordinary century, a war that changed history, and a complex leader who seduced a nation.. Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens’ favorite son and the city’s greatest general.A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his armies to victory after victory.But like the heroes in a great Greek tragedy, he was a victim of his own pride, arrogance, excess, and ambition
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