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02646aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 B44F0DB0587611E6BD30F7B3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160802010147 008 150408s2015 ctuab b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 9780300116427 020 $a 030011642X 035 $a (OCoLC)906877996 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d ERASA $d OCLCQ $d EEI $d OCLCF $d COO $d VVC $d COD $d FQ5 $d SILO 050 4 $a DF261.S8 $b R34 2015 082 04 $a 938/.9 $2 23 100 1 $a Rahe, Paul Anthony. 245 14 $a The grand strategy of classical Sparta : $b the Persian challenge / $c Paul A. Rahe. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xiv, 408 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm 490 1 $a The Yale library of military history 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: a regime and its grand strategy -- A shadow growing the east -- Mainland defense -- A Ionian revolt -- The first round -- The formation of the Hellenic League -- Thermopylae and Artemisium -- Salamis -- Plataea and Mycale -- Epilogue: the aftermath. 520 $a "More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition and was, in fact, the most essential player in its ultimate victory. Drawing from an impressive range of ancient sources, including Herodotus and Plutarch, the author veers from the traditional Atheno-centric view of the Greco-Persian Wars to examine from a Spartan perspective the grand strategy that halted the Persian juggernaut. Rahe provides a fascinating, detailed picture of life in Sparta circa 480 B.C., revealing how the Spartans' form of government and the regimen to which they subjected themselves instilled within them the pride, confidence, discipline, and discernment necessary to forge an alliance that would stand firm against a great empire, driven by religious fervor, that held sway over two-fifths of the human race."--Book jacket. 651 0 $a Sparta (Extinct city) $x History. 651 7 $a Greece $z Sparta (Extinct city) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01896940 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Yale library of military history. 941 $a 3 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728013412.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214015006.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826041941.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B44F0DB0587611E6BD30F7B3DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b FQ5Initiate Another SILO Locator Search