In Search of the Trojan War, Updated Edition (Paperback) by Michael Wood

from Schmerguls

5659. In Search of the Trojan War, by Michael Wood (read 12 Nov 2019) This book, published in 1986, assiduously details the study of the site of Troy in Turkey, telling of Schliemann's archaeological work on the site beginning in the 1870's and reminding me of the great work, Gods, Graves, and Sc...

from DinadansFriend

This was originally a television show, Mr. Wood takes us past the short history of the excavation of the site by Schliemann, to more modern workings. He has a lively style and pretty good illustrations, though I would have liked more reconstructions of what the city looked like at various periods...

from Gold_Gato

The Trojans and Achilles and the great ancient war always seemed to be just a myth, as first told by a blind poet. But Michael Wood brings the reality to life with the exhaustive research on the actual historical city of Troy, brought to ashes by the revengeful Greeks.The author keeps the reader ...

from Eurydice2

This is a must read for anyone seriously interested in the Trojan War. The pioneering work of Schliemann at ancient Troy and Mycenae is described and illustrated in detail of course, but more exciting for me was the extent to which Homer's Iliad is much more than just a legend, and with careful t...

from Eurydice2

This is a must read for anyone seriously interested in the Trojan War. The pioneering work of Schliemann at ancient Troy and Mycenae is described and illustrated in detail of course, but more exciting for me was the extent to which Homer's Iliad is much more than just a legend, and with careful t...