Tides of War, (Paperback)

from Zare

Story of Alcibiades, Athenian noble, who changed sides during the Peloponnesian war one time too many, making enemies in almost every nation he ever served. Narrative is somewhat confusing and this may repel readers - I advise them to persevere, it's worth it.

from juanjux

Not as good as "Gates of Fire" but interesting and still a good and fun way to learn some history.

from juanjux

Not as good as "Gates of Fire" but interesting and still a good and fun way to learn some history.

from madepercy

Pressfield is hard to fault in this historical fiction centred around the Athenian general Alcibiades. If I have any criticism, it is of the format, where one narrator is written entirely in italics for pages at a time, and the reader must be constantly on guard to remember which narrator is at w...

from ksmyth

Pressfield is an extremely talented writer. He provides more than the love and war writing of Bernard Cornwell. There is much more political and social context created here. I've learned more from his books, than I ever could from reading the classics. Tides of War is about the Peloponnesian War,...