William Shepherd

A highly illustrated account of the closing battle of the Greek and Persian War. Plataea 479 BC details one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history. Close to 100,000 hoplite and light-armed Greeks faced an even larger barbarian army that included elite Asian cavalry and infantry, with troops from as far away as India. Notably,...

A highly illustrated account of the most important naval campaign of the ancient era, in which an outnumbered and fragile Greek alliance secured the glorious future of 5th-century Athens. In 480 BC, the Greek and Persian fleets met in a battle in the strait between Attica and the island of Salamis. Although outnumbered, the Greeks delivered a crushing victory that...