Tides of War
of Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author)
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Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athensâ favorite son and the cityâs 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. 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 â and ended up trusted by neither.Narrated from death row by Alcibiadesâ 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.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 448 pages
- Publisher Bantam
- Publication Date August 28th 2001
- First Publication 04/04/00
- Language English
- ISBN 9780553381399
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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