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  • The Art of Strategy

    50 Maxims for War, Politics, Business and Everyday Life

    by Athanasios Platias, Constantinos Koliopoulos ...
    From politicians seeking re-election, to statespeople craving spheres of influence, to business executives, military generals and sports coaches, we all employ strategy in our day-to-day activities. Strategic treatises on the art of war, politics or leadership have a long history, including those by Thucydides, Xenophon, Kautilya, Machiavelli and Clausewitz; yet, while recent decades have seen the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Democracy and Salamis

    2500 Years After the Battle That Saved Greece and the Western World

    Edited by Emmanouil M.L. Economou, Nicholas C. Kyriazis, Athanasios Platias ...
    In this book, well-renowned international scholars discuss topics related to various aspects of the history of the Battle of Salamis, inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at Salamis. They present deductions from the battle that can be useful for today, and seek answers for a more prosperous and brighter future for our societies. Their analyses are divided into five parts ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Democracy in Times of Crises

    Challenges, Problems and Policy Proposals

    Edited by Emmanouil M.L. Economou, Nicholas C. Kyriazis, Athanasios Platias ...
    Inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at Salamis, the book discusses the current pressing issues of democracy worldwide. In 12 carefully selected chapters, well-renowned scholars from around the globe discuss topics such as Brexit, Euroscepticism, or the rise of populism. The authors further analyze various aspects of democracy, as well as various types of democratic ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

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  • A War Like No Other

    How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War

    by Victor Davis Hanson ...
    One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most urgent modern concerns to create his most engrossing work to date, A War Like No Other.Over the course of a generation, the Hellenic city-states ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Ancient Greece

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Paul Cartledge ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The contribution of the Ancient Greeks to modern western culture is incalculable. In the worlds of art, architecture, myth, literature, and philosophy, the world we live in would be unrecognizably different without the formative influence of Ancient Greek models. Ancient Greek civilization was defined by the city - in Greek, the polis, from which we derive 'politics'. It is above all this feature ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times

    by Thomas R. Martin ...
    This compact, comprehensive, and generously illustrated history of ancient Greece takes us from the Stone Age roots of Greek civilization to the early Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great.Designed for nonspecialist readers, it will be a welcome and needed resource for all who wish to learn about this important subject.Thomas Martin begins with a prehistory of late Stone ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Ancient Greece

    by Thomas R. Martin ...
    In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Spartan Regime

    Its Character, Origins and Grand Strategy

    by Paul Anthony Rahe ...
    Series series Yale Library of Military History
    "[A] monumental history . . . explaining . . . how Sparta's early strategic role in the Greek world was inseparable from the uniqueness of its origins and values." (David Hanson, The Hoover Institution, author of The Other Greeks)For centuries, ancient Sparta has been glorified in song, fiction, and popular art. Yet the true nature of a civilization described as a combination of democracy and ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spartan Way

    by Nic Fields ...
    "One of the best books about the ancient world I've ever read. . . . lively and informative." — Toy Solder & Model FigureFor a period of some 200 years, Sparta was acknowledged throughout the Greek world as the home of the finest soldiers—Xenophon called them "the only true craftsmen in matters of war." In this book, Nic Fields explains the reasons for this superiority, how their reputation for ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Warfare

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Harry Sidebottom ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Greek and Roman warfare differed from other cultures and was unlike any other forms of warfare before and after. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practised a 'Western Way of War', where the aim is an open, decisive battle, won by courage instilled in part by discipline. Harry Sidebottom looks at how and why this 'Western Way of War' was constructed and maintained ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Beyond the Gates of Fire

    New Perspectives on the Battle of Thermopylae

    by Philip de Souza ...
    The Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC is one of the most famous battles in history. The heroism of the 300 Spartans who opted to remain behind to face the full might of the Persian host while their Greek allies made good their escape has become the stuff of legend. The story still inspires novelists and film-makers today (Frank Miller's fanciful 300 was a huge hit in 2007 and the film rights to ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Makers of Ancient Strategy

    From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome

    Edited by Victor Davis Hanson ...
    Timeless lessons from the military strategies of the ancient Greeks and RomansIn this prequel to the now-classic Makers of Modern Strategy, Victor Davis Hanson, a leading scholar of ancient military history, gathers prominent thinkers to explore key facets of warfare, strategy, and foreign policy in the Greco-Roman world. From the Persian Wars to the final defense of the Roman Empire, Makers of ... Read more

    $21.59 USD