Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.ĭay after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. From several reviews I’ve read about it, it appears that lots of military men are praising the book and after finishing it, I can see why.Īt Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. It turned out to be “something else” and a riveting something at that. I wasn’t sure if this would be just a dry rendering of the battle or something else. I had been meaning to try one of your books even before “300” brought the ancient battle of Thermopylae to public attention, so I shrugged, thought “what the heck” and headed to the register with it clutched in my little hands. I was wandering through Waldenbooks with a coupon in my hand, unable to find any books that I truly wanted to buy when the cover of “Gates of Fire” caught my eye. Jayne A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews ancient-greece / Military 20 Comments SeptemREVIEW: Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
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