{"product_id":"the-grecopersian-wars","title":"The Greco-Persian Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a reissue  with a new introduction and an update to the bibliography  of the original edition  published in 1970 as The Year of Salamis in England and as Xerxes at Salamis in the U.S.  The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the extraordinary Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. The astonishing sea battle banished forever the specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells this historic moment  evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive Greek victory  despite the Greeks inferior numbers  opened the way for the historic evolution of the Greek states in a climate of creativity  independence  and democracy  one that provided a model and an inspiration for centuries to come.  Greens accounts of both Persian and Greek strategies are clear and persuasive; equally convincing are his everyday details regarding the lives of soldiers  statesmen  and ordinary citizens. He has first-hand knowledge of the land and sea he describes  as well as full command of original sources and modern scholarship. With a new foreword  The Greco-Persian Wars is a book that lovers of fine historical writing will greet with pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983859445813,"sku":"ByrdShop_0520205731","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780520205734.jpg?v=1770811527","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-grecopersian-wars","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}