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Steven pressfield has been an enthusiastic golfer since the age of ten. Movie rights for this novel have been acquired by universal studios for george clooney and robert lawrences maysville pictures. Gates of fire is a 1998 work of historical fiction by steven pressfield centered around the famous battle of thermopylae 480 bc, in which a heavilyoutnumbered force of native greeks led by the spartans. Gates of fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by steven pressfield that recounts the battle of thermopylae through xeones, a spartan helot and the sole greek survivor of the battle. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Pressfields novel follows spartan warriors to the climactic battle at thermopylae, where their hundreds sacrifice. Steven pressfield brings the battle of thermopylae to brilliant life, and he does for that war what charles frazier did for the civil war in cold mountain. Gates of fire is a historical fiction novel written by steven pressfield in 1998.
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Oct 20, 1998 lancelot by giles kristian was an amazing standalone and now, ive found gates of fire by steven pressfield. A king does not command his maless commitment with concern neither acquisition it with gold. Thousands of years ago, herodotus and plutarch immortalized spartan society in their histories. I believe this is the best of pressfield s works, so it is nice to finally see this book in audio. After graduating from duke university, steven joined the united states marines. His debut novel, the legend of bagger vance, was made into a major motion picture starring matt damon and will smith in 2000. Steven pressfield audiobooks download instantly today. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gates of fire. I was expecting a war story with a focus on the mentality of the spartan warriors, and this was indeed a significant part of the book, but it was ultimately more than that. I was expecting a war story with a focus on the mentality of the spartan warriors, and this was indeed a. Jun 28, 2014 this rare but excellent documentary explores life in the great ancient citystate of sparta and its legendary clash with persia in 480 bc. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae by steven pressfield.
If i sound too enraptured, too possesssed, i apologize. In fact, i have only one minor quibble, in that the voice adopted for polynikes sounds like a 40 year old man rather than a 23 year old. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Gates of fire is an historical novel about the immortal military stand of an elite group of spartan warriors at thermopylae against the invading persian millions. Im starting to feel that historical fiction is the right genre to visit when im looking for amazing standalone books. His debut novel, the legend of bagger vance, was made into. Livre audio gates of fire steven pressfield audible. By steven pressfield 15 comments the book ive been avoiding writing a. Publication date 1998 topics thermopylae, battle of, greece. There, a few hundred of spartas finest sacrificed their lives to hold back the invading. Gates of fire is a mesmerizing depiction of one mans indoctrination into the spartan way of life and death. Gates of fire is on the commandant of the marine corps reading list. Steven pressfield gates of fire audiobook online free.
Gates of fire puts you at the side of valiant spartan warriors in 480 bc for the bloody, climactic battle at thermopylae. Gates of fire audiobook written by steven pressfield. But today, little is left of the ancient city or the social structure of this. Steven pressfield s quintet of acclaimed, bestselling novels of ancient warfare gates of fire, tides of war, last of the amazons, the virtues of wa,r and the afghan campaign have earned him a reputation as a master chronicler of military history, a supremely literate and engaging storyteller, and an author with acute insight into the minds of men in battle. He is the author of the novel gates of fire and a wellknown screenwriter whose screenplays include above the law and freejack. The answer is do the work, a manifesto by bestselling author steven pressfield, that will show you that its not about better ideas, its about actually doing the work. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your puter, smartphone or tablet. Warrior of rome series book 4 the caspian gates audiobook part 1 duration. Like most of pressfield s work, gates of fire deals with the common soldier, the grunt, the squire. Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle, a squire in the spartan heavy infantry, gates of fire is a mesmerizing depiction of one mans indoctrination into the spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity. The way that pressfield conveys the brutality of battle and the physical demand of war is one of the highlights of this book.
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