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The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter that Saved Greece — and Western Civilization 

by Barry Strauss

On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks triumphed through a combination of strategy and deception. More than two millennia after it occurred, the clash between the Greeks and P

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication date

June 28, 2005

Format

Print edition

Pages

320

ISBN

9780743244510