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100	1		_aGrundy, G. B. _q(George Beardoe), _d1861-1948
245	1	4	_aThe great Persian War and its preliminaries
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2024-01-13
520			_a"The Great Persian War and its Preliminaries: A Study of the Evidence, Literary and Topographical" by G. B. Grundy is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the significant military conflict known as the Greco-Persian Wars, providing new insights based on recent topographical surveys and critiquing classical sources like Herodotus and Thucydides. It explores the interactions between Greek and Persian civilizations, examining the historical context leading up to the pivotal battles and their broader implications in world history. The opening of the book establishes the author's intention to present a well-supported narrative regarding the Persian Wars, addressing the ongoing debates among historians about the reliability of ancient sources. Grundy acknowledges doubts raised by modern critics but insists on re-evaluating much of that criticism as potentially flawed. He introduces the concept of topographical evidence as pivotal to understanding the military strategies of the time, sharing his firsthand experiences surveying battle sites in Greece. The first chapter delves into the initial conflicts and political dynamics between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of warfare that follows throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901
653			_aGreece -- History -- Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72704
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