For a period of some 200 years, Sparta was acknowledged throughout the Greek world as the home of the finest soldiers. Xenophon called them 'the only true craftsmen in matters of war'. Nic Fields explains the reasons for this superiority, how their reputation for invincibility was earned (and deliberately manipulated) and how it was ultimately shattered.
| ISBN: | 9781848848993 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2012 |
| Author: | Nic Fields |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 348 pages |
| Genres: |
European history |