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Plataea was one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history. Close to 100,000 hoplite and light-armed Greeks took on an even larger barbarian army that included elite Asian cavalry and infantry from as far away as India, with thousands of Greek hoplites and cavalry also fighting on the Persian side. At points in the several days of battle, the Persians with their more fluid, missile tactics came close to breaking the Greek defensive line and cutting off their supplies. But, in a fatal misjudgement when he nearly had the battle won, their general Mardonius committed the cream of his infantry to close-quarters combat with the Spartans and their Peloponnesian allies. He died and his men were finally crushed by heavier weaponry and superior discipline. Meanwhile, 250 miles to the east, the Greek navy inflicted an equally decisive defeat on the Persians, neutralising Xerxes' seapower in the Aegean. The tiny minority of Greek city states that actually took up arms against the invading forces of the mightiest empire yet seen in the ancient world had halted its western expansion and driven it back. The reconstruction of the battle of Plataea will draw on recent persuasive academic interpretations of the textual sources and visual evidence (mainly from near-contemporary vase paintings) for the early 5th-century method of hoplite fighting.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1849085544
ISBN-13
9781849085540
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Plataea 479 BC : the Most Glorious Victory Ever Seen
Author
William Shepherd
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Ancient, Military / Strategy, Reference, Ancient / Greece
Publication Year
2012
Genre
History
Number of Pages
96 Pages

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9.8in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
7.3in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz

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Series Volume Number
239
Lc Classification Number
Df225.7
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"William Shepherd concisely yet vividly recounts one of the largest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history in Plataea 479 BC: The Most Glorious Victory Ever Seen ... The author's detailed reconstruction of Plataea campaign draws from ancient sources (predominantly Herodotus), close scrutiny of the battlefield and fairly recent studies of hoplite warfare. Wonderful color plates by Peter Dennis highlight the illustrations and maps that enliven this 96-page paperback." -- Toy Soldier & Model Figure (July 2013), "William Shepherd concisely yet vividly recounts one of the largest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history in Plataea 479 BC: The Most Glorious Victory Ever Seen ... The author's detailed reconstruction of Plataea campaign draws from ancient sources (predominantly Herodotus), close scrutiny of the battlefield and fairly recent studies of hoplite warfare. Wonderful color plates by Peter Dennis highlight the illustrations and maps that enliven this 96-page paperback." - Toy Soldier & Model Figure (July 2013)
Table of Content
Origins of the campaign /Chronology /Opposing commanders /Opposing forces /Opposing plans /The campaign to Plataea and Mycale /Plataea /Mycale /After the battles /The battlefields today /Further reading and bibliography /Index
Illustrated by
Dennis, Peter
Copyright Date
2012
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Campaign Ser.
Illustrated
Yes

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