Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War - Rilegato

Pressfield, Steven

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ISBN 10: 0385492529 ISBN 13: 9780385492522

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2000

Riassunto

From the author of Gates of Fire, this epic novel of the Peloponnesian War follows the fortunes of Athens greatest general, Alcibiades, who was unbeatable when allied with his mother city.

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Praise for Tides of War:

"Pressfield's attention to historic detail is exquisite, but he shines brightest in his graphic and brutal descriptions of battle and its horrific affects on soldier and civilian alike. This novel will remain with the reader long after the final chapter is finished."
--Library Journal

"Pressfield is a masterful storyteller, especially adept in his graphic and embracing  descriptions of the land and naval battles, political intrigues and colorful personalities, which come together in an intense and credible portrait of war-torn Greece."
--Publishers Weekly

"On every page are color, splendor, sorrow, the unforgiving details of battle, daily life, and of the fighter's lot. Unabashedly brilliant, epic, intelligent, and moving."
--Kirkus Reviews

"As he did in Gates of Fire...Pressfield serves up not just hair-raising battle scenes...but many moments of valor  and valor and cowardice, lust and bawdy humor. Even more impressively, he delivers a nuanced portrait of ancient Athens, complete with political skullduggery, overarching ambitions, and reflections on the nature of leadership and the pitfalls of imperialism."
--Esquire

Praise for Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

"Pressfield's powerful, historically accurate novel explores Spartan society and the nature of courage without ever losing its narrative momentum."
--The New Yorker

"A first-rate storyteller with a first-rate story to tell. It is truly epic."
--Margaret George, author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra

"Intricate and arresting and, once begun, almost impossible to put down."
--New York Daily News

"Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life, and he does for that war what Charles Frazier did for the Civil War in Cold Mountain."
--Pat Conroy

"Fascinating and exciting...worthy of the top prizes in literature."
--Abilene Reporter-News

"A tale worthy of Homer, a timeless epic of man and war exquisitely researched and boldly written. Pressfield has created a new classic deserving of a place beside the very best of the old."
--Stephen Coonts

"An incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art."
--Nelson DeMille

L'autore:

Steven Pressfield is author of the international bestseller Gates of Fire, an epic novel of the battle of Thermopylae, and The Legend of Bagger Vance. He lives in Los Angeles.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0385492529
• ISBN 13: 9780385492522
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 426