Salamis
“It is from all these trips – and my oft-quoted brush with Greece and Troy and Smyrna and Ephesus from the back seat of an S-3 Viking in 1990 – that my love, even passion, for Greece, ancient and modern, was born. In this, the fifth book of my ‘Long War’ series, I tackle perhaps the best known battle in the whole of the Persian Wars – indeed, one of the best known battles of the ancient world. What I have written is heavily influenced by my trips to Greece; by days in Piraeus and by many views o...ut the window of an airplane taking off from Athens or landing there. My wife Sarah is always kind enough to let me have the window seat if we’re passing over the Bay of Salamis. My daughter Beatrice is not always so forgiving!
Salamis is a different book and I am perhaps a humbler man than when I wrote the first books of this series. First and foremost, I have to acknowledge the contribution of my friends and compatriots like Nicolas Cioran, who cheerfully discussed Plataea’s odd status, made kit, and continues to debate issues of leadership and character.MoreLess
Salamis is a different book and I am perhaps a humbler man than when I wrote the first books of this series. First and foremost, I have to acknowledge the contribution of my friends and compatriots like Nicolas Cioran, who cheerfully discussed Plataea’s odd status, made kit, and continues to debate issues of leadership and character.MoreLess
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