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Lädt ... The Defence of Greecevon J. F. Lazenby
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This is a military history of the two Persian invasions of Greece, the first of which came to grief at Marathon, the second at Salamis and Plataia. The conflicts are largely examined in terms of the fifth century BC, avioding modern conceptions, and from the Persian as well as the Greek pointof view. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)938.03History and Geography Ancient World Greece to 323 Greece to 323 Persian Wars; Union of Greece (500-479 BC)Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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I must admit to having been sceptical at an attempt to construct a good modern military history out of Herodotus (having previously been put off by the inflated numbers, and by Herodotus' penchant to drifting off in tangents) but I am converted by Lazenby's careful arguments (although I do still prefer Thucydides).
There are also some great little anecdotes from Lazenby's time in the field (talking to a local shepherd who claims to have remembered when a few barbarians visited the battlefield-Lazenby realises he meant the Germans during the war!)
Lazenby doesn't shy away from significant academic controversies either, as he continues arguments on various interpretations of primary sources, but in most cases he seems on solid ground, and in certain cases, he is obviously only inclined towards a certain viewpoint, where that viewpoint is compared with others in the footnotes alone.
Despite the emphasis on the primary sources, this is quite an accessible history, albeit one without a real narrative. ( )