Pre-Owned The Peloponnesian War, by Donald Kagan, Hardcover, History, English

For almost three decades at the end of the fifth century B.C., Athens and Sparta fought a war that changed the Greek world and its civilization forever. Donald Kagan, classical scholar and historian of international relations, ancient and modern, presents a sweeping new narrative of this epic contest that captures all its drama, action, and tragedy. In describing the rise and fall of a great empire, this Viking publication examines the clash between two disparate societies, the interplay of intelligence and chance in human affairs, and the role of great human beings in determining the course of events. This English language book offers an engrossing, fresh perspective on a key historical event, ideal for general readers and history enthusiasts.