Plataea 479 BC The Most Glorious Victory Ever Seen

Name: Plataea 479 BC The Most Glorious Victory Ever Seen
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ISBN: 9781849085540

ISBN-10: 1849085544

ISBN-13: 9781849085540

Edition: 2012

Authors: William Shepherd, Peter Dennis

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Plataea was one of the biggest and most important land battles of pre-20th century history. Close to 100,000 hoplite and light-armed Greeks took on an even larger barbarian army that included elite Asian cavalry and infantry from as far away as India, with thousands of Greek hoplites and cavalry also fighting on the Persian side. At points in the several days of battle, the Persians with their more fluid, missile tactics came close to breaking the Greek defensive line and cutting off their supplies. But, in a fatal misjudgement when he nearly had the battle won, their general Mardonius committed the cream of his infantry to close-quarters combat with the Spartans and their Peloponnesian…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 1/24/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.26" wide x 9.85" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Origins of the Campaign


Chronology


Opposing Commanders


Persian


Greek


Opposing Forces


Persian Forces, Weapons and Tactics


Greek Forces, Weapons and Tactics


Numbers


Opposing Plans


Persian


Greek


The Campaign to Plataea and Mycale


Plataea


Opening Action


Middle Phase (10-11 Days)


Final Phase: The Last 24 Hours and 'the Most Glorious Victory Ever Known'


Mycale


Amphibious Operations


After The Battles


The Battlefields Today


Plataea


Mycale


Further Reading and Bibliography


Index