The Trojan War : a new history / Barry Strauss.
Strauss, Barry S.
2006
BL793.T7 S78 2006 (Mapit)
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Title The Trojan War : a new history / Barry Strauss.
Author Strauss, Barry S.
ISBN 074326441X
9780743264419
Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, c2006.
Language English
Description xxii, 258 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number BL793.T7 S78 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 939/.21
Summary "The Trojan War is the most famous conflict in history, the subject of Homer's Iliad, one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Although many readers know that this literary masterwork is based on actual events, there is disagreement about how much of Homer's tale is true. Drawing on recent archeological research, historian and classicist Barry Strauss explains what really happened in Troy more than 3,000 years ago." "Strauss shows us where Homer nods, and sometimes exaggerates and distorts, as well. He puts the Trojan War into the context of its time, explaining the strategies and tactics that both sides used, and compares the war to contemporary battles elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. With his vivid reconstructions of the conflict and his insights into the famous characters and events of Homer's great epic, Strauss tells the story of the fall of Troy as history without losing the poetry and grandeur that continue to draw readers to this ancient tale."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-245) and index.
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Assault on the walls
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An army in trouble
The killing fields
Night moves
Hector's charge
Achilles' heel
The night of the horse.

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