07-18-2007, 04:53 PM
It's not new, it actually published about a year ago. It got quite good reviews and sold quite well in the book club that I was editor of at the time, but personally I find his style a bit dry and heavy-going so I didn't finish it. It is as much about the myth of Thermopylae and how it's 'meaning' to later generations as the battle itself, as far as I can recall. Just a couple of months before it there was another book on Thermopylae by Rupert Matthews (published by Spellmount) which I did read and which was much more about the actual details of the campaign and the fighting. Not sure I finished that either (bit of an occupational hazard) but remember enjoying what I did read and so probably worth a look.
Phil
Phil
