Thermopylae / Chris Carey.
During the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, a Greek force of approximately 7,000 faced the biggest army ever seen in the Greek peninsula. For three days, the Persians-the greatest miltary force in the world-were stopped in their tracks by a vastly inferior force, before the bulk of the Greek army wa...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Great battles (Oxford University Press)
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 233 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm. |
| Format: | Book |