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A chronicle of the rise and fall of a great empire, and an examination of the dark times that still resonate today For three decades in the fifth century b.c., the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century- the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world's most respected classical, political, and military historians, presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenian against Spartan. The Peloponnesian War is a magisterial work of history written for general readers, offering a fresh examination of a pivotal moment in Western civilization. This lively, readable narrative conveys a richly detailed portrait of a vanished world while honoring its timeless relevance.

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The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. --Los Angeles Times Book ReviewA fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. --The New York Times Book Review Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplyingsupplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides' classic History of the Peloponnesian War. --The Washington Post

Lucid, erudite . . . ambitious . . . [by] ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED CLASSICAL SCHOLARS OF THIS CENTURY . . . Mr. Kagan's undertaking is valuable and compelling because it distills so much history into so clear and transparent a liquid. A PARTICULARLY TIMELY MASTERPIECE . . . brilliantly examines the origins of four major conflicts. The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ) A fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. ( The New York Times Book Review ) Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplying supplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides? classic History of the Peloponnesian War. ( The Washington Post ) The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. --Los Angeles Times Book Review A fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. --The New York Times Book Review Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplyingsupplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides' classic History of the Peloponnesian War. --The Washington Post

The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. --Los Angeles Times Book Review A fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. --The New York Times Book Review Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplyingsupplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides' classic History of the Peloponnesian War. --The Washington Post

The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. -Los Angeles Times Book Review A fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. -The New York Times Book Review Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplyingsupplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides' classic History of the Peloponnesian War. -The Washington Post

Lucid, erudite . . . ambitious . . . [by] ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED CLASSICAL SCHOLARS OF THIS CENTURY . . . Mr. Kagan's undertaking is valuable and compelling because it distills so much history into so clear and transparent a liquid. A PARTICULARLY TIMELY MASTERPIECE . . . brilliantly examines the origins of four major conflicts. The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ) A fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. ( The New York Times Book Review ) Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplying supplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides? classic History of the Peloponnesian War. ( The Washington Post ) The best account [of the Peloponnesian War] now available. Los Angeles Times Book Review A fresh, clear and fast-moving account... for general readers. The New York Times Book Review Drawing on incomparable knowledge as a classicist, international relations theorist and military historian, Donald Kagan... has devoted a single volume to guiding us through that epic of miscalculation, hubris and strategic overreach, supplyingsupplemental observations and correctives to Thucydides classic History of the Peloponnesian War. The Washington Post

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Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. His four-volume History of the Peloponnesian War is the leading scholarly work on the subject. He is also the author of many books on ancient and modern topics.

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