Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Adam - GoodreadsAncient history put together cogently and effectively for history buffs or the lay-person uninterested in history as a whole. I love that the context is enriching just as a textbook yet reads like a ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Omer - GoodreadsThis was a wonderful book to read. If you want to read about the first Persian invasion in to Greece then do get this book. Other books deal with particular events with more detail and I'm hoping to ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - DC - GoodreadsThis was overall a decent book, and well researched, but I grew tired of Holland's smug, know-it-all tone towards the end, and was glad when I was done. (Also, no mention of Dienekes at all during Battle of Thermopylae, even though he's quoted. What gives?) Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Andrew - GoodreadsThis is a very well written and deeply researched military history. I have very limited interest in military history, though, which for me made it kind of boring. I'd hoped to read more about the ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Sara - GoodreadsHe begins with an objective stance, introducing the rise of Persia in the Near East, then he slowly infiltrates the once-neutral stance with unabashed hellenophilia - and that sneakiness really bothers me. Not to mention the hellenophilia. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Alan - GoodreadsPersia invades Greece. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Jeremy Neal - GoodreadsAnother excellent narrative from Tom Holland; I loved his Roman history too. This is for me the period of history that I most enjoy and I have a few more in my list. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - David - GoodreadsHolland brilliantly tells the story of the wars between Persia and Greece in the 400s BC. He brings the history to life as he introduces us to the three main participants (Persia, Sparta and Athens ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Gypsy Lady - Goodreads"Tom Holland's brilliant new book describes the very first “clash of Empires” between East and West. As he did in the critically praised Rubicon, he has found extraordinary parallels between the ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
Avis d'utilisateur - Melissa - GoodreadsEvery time I finish this book, I feel like reading it again from the beginning. Can't think of a higher recommendation than that. Consulter l'avis complet
