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New York: BDD AUDIO, 2000 Audio Book. Illus. by Read By Derek Jacobi. As New. Audio Book (Cassette). First Thus. Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens' favorite son and the city's greatest general. A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his armies to victory after victory. But like the heroes in a great Greek tragedy, he was a victim of his own pride, arrogance, excess, and ambition. Accused of crimes against the state, he was banished from his beloved Athens, only to take up arms in the service of his former enemies. For nearly three decades, Greece burned with war and Alcibiades helped bring victories to both sides ? and ended up trusted by neither. Narrated from death row by Alcibiades' bodyguard and assassin, a man whose own love and loathing for his former commander mirrors the mixed emotions felt by all Athens, Tides of War tells an…
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Tides of War Analog audio cassette - 2000
by Steven Pressfield; Read by Derek Jacobi
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Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens' favorite son and the city's greatest general.A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his armies to victory after victory.But like the heroes in a great Greek tragedy, he was a victim of his own pride, arrogance, excess, and ambition. Accused of crimes against the state, he was banished from his beloved Athens, only to take up arms in the service of his former enemies.For nearly three decades, Greece burned with war and Alcibiades helped bring victories to both sides -- and ended up trusted by neither.Narrated from death row by Alcibiades' bodyguard and assassin, a man whose own love and loathing for his former commander mirrors the mixed emotions felt by all Athens, Tides of War tells an epic saga of an extraordinary century, a war that changed history, and a complex leader who seduced a nation.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Title Tides of War
- Author Steven Pressfield; Read by Derek Jacobi
- Binding Analog Audio Cassette
- Edition Audio Tapes
- Volumes 4
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Audio Publishing Group, New York
- Date April 4, 2000
- Abridged Yes
- ISBN 9780553527315 / 0553527312
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 7.16 x 4.64 x 1.39 in (18.19 x 11.79 x 3.53 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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