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. Gates of fire by steven pressfield, 1999, bantam edition, in english gates of fire 1999 edition open library. Beyond the gates of fire by christopher matthew, 9781848847910, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gates of fire navy general library program downloadable. Thermopylae is found in the southern part of macedonia. 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. An incredibly gripping, moving, and literate work of art, rarely does an author manage to recreate a moment in history with such mastery, authority, and psychological insight.
Gates of fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by steven pressfield that recounts the battle of thermopylae through xeones, a perioikoi free but noncitizen inhabitant of sparta born in astakos, and one of only three greek survivors of the battle gates of fire is on the commandant of the marine corps reading list. A king does not dine while his men go hungry, nor sleep when they stand at watch upon the wall. It is taught at west point, the united states naval academy, and at the. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae the ceo. Mighty ape stores more than 50,000 popular books in our warehouse to make sure they can be delivered fast. Nelson demille at thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern greece, the feared and admired spartan soldiers stood three. The time period is back in the age of warriors, kings, and barbaric hoards fighting over the lands. Gates of fire by steven pressfield, 9780553812169, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
It is taught at west point, the united states naval academy. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. His first book legend of bagger vance is kind of a mystic novel about golf and life, and while good, is not in the same league as gates of fire. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae kindle edition by pressfield, steven. Of the two works, gates of fire is the vastly superior. Turning pro by steven pressfield, 9781936891030, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Favorite chinese takeout recipes to make at home takeout cookbooks book 1 ebook pdf free 9780553812169, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. More about gates of fire at powells books, or the book depository. The gates of good and evil, book two a three worlds novel by ian irvine 25 jan 2018. Publisher problems prevented the next ones from being published, but hopefully that will not be true much longer. Im starting to feel that historical fiction is the right genre to visit when im looking for amazing standalone books. Steven pressfield is currently working on a book about alcibiades.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of steven pressfield books online. They have sons for the army and it seems they dont care for thie kids, husbands, or brothers when they are sent out to. Movie rights for this novel have been acquired by universal studios for george clooney and robert lawrences maysville pictures. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. The story is about the 300 spartan warriors led by. Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle a squire in the spartan heavy infantry gates of fire is a 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gates of. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae by steven pressfield in djvu, fb3, txt download ebook. Mr pressfields prose drew me in and wouldnt let me go until the end. A young widow discovers her heritage almost by accident when she moves back to her family home after the death of her husband. Rick wilkingreuters n o small number of jaws hit the floor following the announcement that amazon was taking over the book. Gates of fire an epic novel of the battle of thermopylae by steven pressfield this gets my top pick this month. Steven pressfield is a great writer, but with gates of fire, he reaches a pitch of sublimity that rivals the gods.
Our people are our greatest resource, producing locally and globally as a hampton roads community. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gates of fire. It is lyrical, compelling, thought provoking, and soars above most works of historical fiction at least those that shrug in the mud of military historical fiction. Gates of fire an epic novel of the battle of thermopylae. Steven pressfield is a superb writer, structuring the novel as a report from the persian historian to his king, but at the same time telling the story of a simple greek. The spartan and thespian last stand has been immortalized in the works of herodotus and glorified in the 1962 movie the 300 spartans starring richard egan, along with many other. The phokian wall around which so much of the most desperate fighting took place was. This 52page guide for gates of fire by steven pressfield includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 38 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. An epic novel of the battle of thermopylae 8601400142950. Lancelot by giles kristian was an amazing standalone and now, ive found gates of fire by steven pressfield. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. You can find all the essential cookbooks for different needs. This story takes place in a place called the pass of thermopylae.
If you liked 300, then gates of fire provides a much more accurate account if slightly less mythic of the same events. Lcdr rorke denver inspired me to immediately order the book and read it cover to cover. Steven pressfield is the author of gates of fire, tides of war, the afghan campaign, the profession, the warrior ethos, do the work, and the war of art among others. Kurilla gives a copy of gates of fire to every new officer and orders them to read it. Gates of fire by steven pressfield, download chinese takeout cookbook.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. When kurilla woke in recovery a few hours after surgery, he called csm prosser and asked for a bible and the book. The word in greek means hot gates, from the thermal springs and, as his majesty knows, the narrow and precipitous defiles which form the only passages by which the site may be approachedin greek, pylae or pylai, the east and west gates. Gates of fire by steven pressfield, 9780385492515, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is understood to have been designed by albert kahn and that it was originally a post office before being used as the public schools surplus equipment depository. Memory of fire is the first in her world gates fantasy series. As an example, consider the historical fiction book gates of fire by steven pressfield, which has found a home on many of these recommended reading lists, including the marine corps commandants professional reading list for new marines, both for new enlisted marines and new officers. Filmrights to gates of fire have been taken up by george clooneys production company. Not many would understand exactly why, except, perhaps, a marine. Steven pressfield is the author of bestselling historical novels gates of fire and tides of war. Xeones, a greek youth who becomes a squireslave after his city is overrun, learns about spartan culture from the veteran warrior dienekes before accompanying him and the other spartans, including king leonidas, to thermopylae. Like most of pressfields work, gates of fire deals with the common soldier, the grunt. Vance, gates of fire, tides of war, last of the amazons, the virtues of war, the afghan campaign, killing rommel, and the. Choose from different sets of gates fire flashcards on quizlet.
In my book, there is a marked passage, which i thought rather flowery. There was an exercise we of the battle train practiced when we served as. Lady paraleia is the mother of alexandros, a main character in gates of fire, as well as being wife to one of the commanders of the spartan army, olympieus. 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. As a former marine, and a bit of a classics buff, gates of fire speaks to me on so many levels. Gates county is part of the inner banks of north carolina and home of merchants millpond state park. One of the two best standalone books that ive ever read so far. Author steven pressfield is perhaps bestknown at the moment for his book the legend of bagger vance, a story about golf, which has just been made into a film by robert redford.
As with snyders 300, the narrative of gates of fire is delivered as flashbacks by a survivor of thermopylae. There, a few hundred of spartas finest sacrificed their lives to hold back the invading persian millions. Whoa, talk about gripping, stomachchurning and heartbreaking i couldnt put this book down. It is currently owned by ford motor company who have plans to. One of the few antiquarian marks of the civilization that has survived lies scores of miles away from sparta, at a narrow greek mountain pass called thermopylae. This website is dedicated to king leonidas, the 300 spartans, 700 thespians and other greek warriors who fought to the death during the battle of thermopylae hot gates in august, 480 b. Gates of fire is not a book everyone will like due to its course language and graphic battle scenes. The legend of bagger vance, gates of fire, the afghan campaign, the lions gate as well as the cult classics on creativity, the war of art. Dial 911 for emergenices, the call will be routed to the local public safety. Spartan women are quite different from other women in ancient greece. Gates of fire by steven pressfield, 9780553580532, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Gates of fire puts you at the side of valiant spartan warriors in 480 bc for the bloody, climactic battle at thermopylae. Book report of gates of fire by christopher ruiz on prezi. Steven pressfield is the author of the profession, gates of fire, tides of war, the afghan campaign, killing rommel, the war of art and do. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. There are many popular fiction from stephen king, james patterson, nora roberts and more in stock and ready to ship our weekly books best seller covers all the trendy reads from graphic novel to science. So will people who enjoy military history, historical novels or stories that inspire. Amazon has eaten our beloved book depository chally. The book depository was one of amazons primary rivals. Thousands of years ago, herodotus and plutarch immortalized spartan society in their histories. The time they bought enabled the greeks to rallysaving, according to ancient historian herodotus, western democracy and freedom from perishing in the cradle.
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