Buy this book on-line Pressfield, Steven : Tides of War : A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian WarBDD AUDIO, New York, 2000 ISBN 0553527312
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.Audio book abridgment in 4 double sided audio cassettes read by Derek Jacobi. Playing time 6 Hours.. Illustr.: Read By Derek Jacobi. Audio Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Audio Book (Cassette) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Pressfield, Steven : Tides of War : A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, livres d'occasion, incunabula, libri antichi and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |