 | Thermopylae: The Battle for the West by Ernle Bradford
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £10.51 Bradford wrote a great account for such a great and influencial battle. He gives a lot of information about the last moments of Leonidas, a lot of it is so impressive. Very vivid writing.
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 | The Greco-Persian Wars by P Green
Buy new: £11.68 / Used from: £8.90 Dr Green attempts a deeper understanding on the true aims and motives of Xerxes. This is a very objective book and it also includes estimations about the size of armies and the casualties.
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 | The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- And Western Civilization by Barry Strauss
Buy new: £6.87 / Used from: £4.55 Salamis, the battle of the people. Barry Strauss's explains who fought at Salamis and why. Common people from the lowest class served us all by fighting for freedom.
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 | The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia by George Cawkwell
Buy new: £28.50 / Used from: £27.54 Another in depth explanation of the strategies of the two camps and the failure of Persia to conquer Greece and invade the West.
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 | History of the Persian Empire (Phoenix Books) by Olmstead
Buy new: £19.00 / Used from: £8.96 An interesting book about the Persian empire.
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 | The Histories (Oxford World's Classics) by Herodotus
Buy used from: £1.81 Learn history directly from the source! Actually from the father of history.
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 | Greek Lives (Oxford World's Classics) by Plutarch
Buy used from: £3.70 Plutarch's biographies are so popular throughout the centuries, the author lived in one of the best periods in history concerning creativity and freedom. His writing is modern and absorbing.
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 | The Spartans: An Epic History by Paul Cartledge
Buy used from: £7.25 Cartledge is an expert in early Sparta. We get an idea from this book about who the Spartans were and why they created Thermopylae. Nobody else could do that.
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