The Bronze Lie Myke Cole Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

Covering Sparta’s Full Classical History The Bronze Lie Examines Myth Of Spartan Warrior Supremacy Last Stand At Thermopylae Made Spartans Legends In Their Own Time Famous For Toughness Stoicism And Martial Prowess – But Was This Reputation Earned? Hoplite Enjoys Unquestioned Currency As History’s Greatest Fighting Man Were Known Refusal To Surrender Face Impossible Odds Even When It Meant Certain Death Simply Success A Propaganda Machine? From Foundation City-State Through Its Final Overthrow By Rome 1St Century Bc Paints Very Different Picture Warfare One Punctuated Frequent Heavy Losses Author Myke Cole Looks Major Battles With Special Focus On Previously Under-Publicized Reverses That Have Been Left Largely Unexamined He Reveals Why Society Became Dedicated Militarism Men Who Lived Under Brutal Rule Result Is Refreshingly Honest Accurate Account Σελίδες: 320 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0202 Διαστάσεις: 15 3X15 3Cm