The Resource The Trojan War : a new history, Barry Strauss
The Trojan War : a new history, Barry Strauss
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- 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."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 258 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Contents
-
- War for Helen
- The black ships sail --Operation beachhead
- Assault on the walls
- The dirty war
- An army in trouble
- The killing fields
- Night moves
- Hector's charge
- Achilles' heel
- The night of the horse
- Isbn
- 9780743264426
- Label
- The Trojan War : a new history
- Title
- The Trojan War
- Title remainder
- a new history
- Statement of responsibility
- Barry Strauss
- Language
- eng
- 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."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Strauss, Barry S
- Dewey number
- 939/.21
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BL793.T7
- LC item number
- S78 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Trojan War
- Trojan War
- Guerre de Troie
- Trojaanse oorlog
- Middellandse-Zeegebied
- Trojanischer Krieg
- Guerre de Troie
- Art et science militaires
- Trojanischer Krieg
- Label
- The Trojan War : a new history, Barry Strauss
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-245) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- War for Helen -- The black ships sail --Operation beachhead -- Assault on the walls -- The dirty war -- An army in trouble -- The killing fields -- Night moves -- Hector's charge -- Achilles' heel -- The night of the horse
- Control code
- ocm70158532
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 258 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743264426
- Lccn
- 2006044389
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o70158532
- (OCoLC)70158532
- Label
- The Trojan War : a new history, Barry Strauss
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-245) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- War for Helen -- The black ships sail --Operation beachhead -- Assault on the walls -- The dirty war -- An army in trouble -- The killing fields -- Night moves -- Hector's charge -- Achilles' heel -- The night of the horse
- Control code
- ocm70158532
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 258 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743264426
- Lccn
- 2006044389
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o70158532
- (OCoLC)70158532
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