The epic story of the first Greco-Persian War and the Persian invasion of Europe and Greece.
Thoroughly researched narrative blends the political, diplomatic and religious aspects with the strategy and tactics.
Concluding part of a significant trilogy on the Greco-Persian Wars.
Detailed study of the weapons, armour and tactics of Bronze Age warfare is enriched by the author's insights from experimental archaeology.
Detailed study of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Empire, which was cast as a war of vengeance for Persia's earlier invasions of Greece.