

The Peloponnesian War
Author: Donald Kagan
Narrator: Bill Wallace
Unabridged: 19 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 11/16/2010
Categories: Nonfiction, History
Author: Donald Kagan
Narrator: Bill Wallace
Unabridged: 19 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 11/16/2010
Categories: Nonfiction, History
Donald Kagan is Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University, the recipient of a National Humanities Medal for 2002, and one of the preeminent scholars of ancient Greek history.
This book is rightly considered an historical masterpiece, but a few flaws kept me from thoroughly enjoying it. Kagan's scholarship is tremendous, as is his breadth of knowledge on the subject. His style is generally entertaining, with a very British style of dry humor that tend to make history books......more
A message from History 2,400 years ago two groups of Greek states fought a 27 year war which ruined both of them. One group, led by Athens, was democratically-inclined though “democracy” was limited to a certain class. The other, led by Sparta, was certainly oligarchic, though due to limited technol......more
This book is wonderful because it takes Thucydides classic text--itself a wonder--and fills in the gaps, or corrects the ancient text where necessary. Thucydides is cited throughout in a manner reminiscent of the notation used to cite Biblical chapter and verse. In addition, Kagan refers to the writ......more
I liked this book. No, I am not a history professional. I picked it up because i wanted to know more about what happened. I had skimmed reviews and seen the general approval of the book when it came out so i gave it a chance. I am glad I did. I read lots of programming books so i have - ( believe it......more
I don't recommend this book for complete newcomers to the time period. It's very detailed, but in a fast-paced and interesting way (not dense) but there are just too many terms, places, and too much context to really be enjoyed without having some foundation first. I recommend reading Anthony Everitt......more