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Description

1. xiv, 408 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

1. "More than 2,500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition and was, in fact, the most essential player in its ultimate victory. Drawing from an impressive range of ancient sources, including Herodotus and Plutarch, the author veers from the traditional Atheno-centric view of the Greco-Persian Wars to examine from a Spartan perspective the grand strategy that halted the Persian juggernaut. Rahe provides a fascinating, detailed picture of life in Sparta circa 480 B.C., revealing how the Spartans' form of government and the regimen to which they subjected themselves instilled within them the pride, confidence, discipline, and discernment necessary to forge an alliance that would stand firm against a great empire, driven by religious fervor, that held sway over two-fifths of the human race."--Dust jacket.

Series statement

1. The Yale library of military history

Uniform title

1. Yale library of military history.

Alternative title

1. Persian challenge

Subject

1. Antiken
2. Historia
3. Perserkriege
4. Strategie
5. Sparta (Extinct city) > History
6. Greece > Sparta (Extinct city)
7. Grekland
8. Sparta

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Introduction : a clash of civilizations -- Prologue : a regime and its grand strategy -- Part I. The crisis of Sparta's grand strategy. A shadow growing in the east -- Mainland defense -- The Ionian revolt -- The first round -- Part II. The crisis comes to a head. The formation of the Hellenic League -- Thermopylae and Artemisium -- Salamis -- Plataea and Mycale -- Epilogue : the aftermath.

Call number

1. JFE 15-8151

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Rahe, Paul Anthony, author.

Title

1. The grand strategy of classical Sparta : the Persian challenge / Paul A. Rahe.

Publisher

1. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]

Copyright date

1. ©2015

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. The Yale library of military history
2. Yale library of military history.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. Antiken

LCCN

1. 2015940163

ISBN

1. 9780300116427 (cloth : alk. paper)
2. 030011642X (cloth : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 15-8151