Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War Summary
Steven Pressfield

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Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War Summary

Tides of War by Steven Pressfield is a historical novel. It is subtitled "A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War", but also follows the story of Polemides, an Athenian soldier. Indeed, Polemides is arguably the central figure of the novel. The structure of the book follows three broad plots. The overarching story is that of the twenty-seven year long conflict between Athens and Sparta, the two greatest cities of Ancient...

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