Thermopylae: Great Battles
- ISBN-10
- 0198754108
- ISBN-13
- 9780198754107
- Series
- Thermopylae
- Category
- Thermopylae, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C.
- Pages
- 233
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Great Battles
- Author
- Chris Carey
Description
The story of Thermopylae, the famous last stand of the Greco-Persian Wars: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean.
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