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Cargando... Tides of War (2000)por Steven Pressfield
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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Steven Pressfield nos envuelve en esta obra ambientada en la Antigua Grecia, como hizo ya otras veces, con Puertas de Fuego (Gates of fire), La Conquista de Alejandro (The Virtues of war) y La Ultima Amazona (Last of Amazons). Vientos de Guerra (Tides of war) es, quizá la mejor obra que haya escrito el señor Pressfield, según la opinión de muchos de sus crÃticos. Y es que en esta novela histórica consigue el perfecto balance entre lo épico, lo histórico y lo romántico, pasando de escribir tres novelas emotivas y conmovedoras a esta obra maestra, que nos hace palidecer de cólera, sufrir de impotencia, estremecernos de emoción y echar a volar la imaginación con la perfección caracterÃstica de sus descripciones sobre el mundo de la Grecia Antigua. Un relato perfecto sobre la más incomprendida de las culturas y uno de los conflictos más irónicos, controversiales e inesperados del Mundo Antiguo. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML:Narrated from death row by Alcibiades’ bodyguard and assassin, a man whose own love and loathing for his former commander mirrors the mixed emotions felt by all Athens, Tides of War tells an epic saga of an extraordinary century, a war that changed history, and a complex leader who seduced a nation. Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens’ favorite son and the city’s greatest general. A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his armies to victory after victory. But like the heroes in a great Greek tragedy, he was a victim of his own pride, arrogance, excess, and ambition. Accused of crimes against the state, he was banished from his beloved Athens, only to take up arms in the service of his former enemies. For nearly three decades, Greece burned with war and Alcibiades helped bring victories to both sides — and ended up trusted by neither. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Steven Pressfield's The Profession. Praise for Tides of War “Pressfield’s battlefield scenes rank with the most convincing ever written.”—USA Today “Pressfield serves up not just hair-raising battle scenes . . . but many moments of valor and cowardice, lust and bawdy humor. . . . Even more impressively, he delivers a nuanced portrait of ancient athens.”—Esquire “Unabashedly brilliant, epic, intelligent, and moving.”—Kirkus Reviews “Pressfield’s attention to historic detail is exquisite. . . . This novel will remain with the reader long after the final chapter is finished.”—Library Journal “Astounding, historically accurate tale . . . Pressfield is a master storyteller, especially adept in his graphic and embracing descriptions of the land and naval battles, political intrigues and colorful personalities, which come together in an intense and credible portrait of war-torn Greece.”—Publishers Weekly. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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