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The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization
by Strauss, Barry
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0743244508
- ISBN 13
- 9780743244503
- Seller
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About This Item
U.S.A: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Appears to be a History Book Club Edition in black paper-wrapped boards with gilt titles, very clean and unmarked, a whisper of wear to some edges, tight & solid, square, internals as new. Timetable of events, maps, 8-page section of illustrations. A most readable history by one of the best ancient naval historians alive, the story of the Persian-Greek War in 480 BC, the story of an early democracy fighting the massive armies of the Persian Empire to save Western Civilization. xxi + 294 pages, Notes, Index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 2004, Simon & Schuster, USA
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- Title
- The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization
- Author
- Strauss, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0743244508
- ISBN 13
- 9780743244503
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- SALAMIS, BATTLE OF, 480 B.C. GREECE ACROPOLIS ATHENS AESCHYLUS ARTEMISIUS, OF DARIUS I PERSIA HERODOTUS EURYBIADES IONIANS PERSIAN WARS SPARTA THEMISTOCLES THERMOPYLAE XERXES
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Ancient;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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