An impressively accessible narrative depicting the three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates)--a critical contest in Xerxes's massive invasion of Greece. The bloody stand made there by Leonidas and his small Spartan army in 480 B.C. has been hailed ever since as an outstanding example of patriotism, courage, and sacrifice.
Chapter 2. THE GLORY OF THE HOUR
Chapter 9. ACTION AND REACTION
Chapter 10. ULTIMATE DECISIONS
Chapter 11. MARCH TO THE NORTH
Chapter 15. FIRST NIGHT AND SECOND DAY
Chapter 19. IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
Chapter 22. SPARRING FOR POSITION
Chapter 24. ‘SEA-BORN SALAMIS’
Chapter 28. THE ROAD TO PLATAEA