Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian war was the arena for a dramatic battle between politics and religion in the hearts and minds of the people. Fear and Loathing in Ancient Athens; originally published in German but now available for the first time in an expanded and revised English edition; sheds new light on this dramatic period of history and offers a new approach to the study of Greek religion. The book explores an extraordinary range of events and topics; and will be an indispensable study for students and scholars studying Athenian religion and politics.
#1659817 in Books Osprey Publishing 2006-04-25 2006-04-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 251.71 x 3.94 x 7.25l; .45 #File Name: 184176875864 pages9781841768755
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Sun King's master engineer...By HMS WarspiteLouis XIV; France's "Sun King"; waged war on Europe for three-quarters of a century. His foremost military engineer was one Marshal Vauban; an equally skilled builder and besieger of 18th century fortresses. The system of layered defenses that Vauban utilized for French forts would influence military engineering into the 20th Century. Veteran historian Paddy Griffith provides the narrative in this Osprey Fortress Series entry; Peter Denis executed the illustrations."The Vauban Fortifications of France" opens with a quick biographical sketch of the Marshal; followed by an extended discussion of his work and his influence on military engineering. The narrative tends to ramble a bit; Griffith expends some effort attempting to get past the legends to the real extent of Vauban's legacy. The photographs; diagrams; and illustrations; and a glossary in the back are a terrific introduction into 18th Century military engineering. The topic is too complex for one Osprey book; but this is a good start; recommended.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very good introduction to its topic...By YodaThis book; despite it relatively short length of 64 pages; provides a very good introduction to its subject. A description of Vauban's multi-faceted strategy in fortress making is provided (i.e.; defense in depth; use of water; modifications of previously existing fortifications; etc.). To supplement this discussion excellent illustrations are provided that not only illustrate the fortresses per se but various aspects of design that were essential to Vauban's fortresses. For example; good discussion and illustrations provided regarding countermining shafts; internal access passageways that allowed troops to move from one section of fortress to another even under heavy attack; magazine designs; etc.All and all a very good introduction for the reader interested in the topic with only about an hour's of time available to get up to speed on the topic.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Osprey Fortress Series VaubaunBy Steven E. StarkA very good book in a good series by Osprey. The subject could have many huge volumes written on it so you are only getting a brief overview but it is very informative. The photographs and artwork really do add to the description. If you want a book on Vaubaun entire career and every fortification he built you will need a bigger book but for an introduction this is a good book. Not as wrapped up in engineering as some larger books on the subject so easy enough for all ages to understand. I would recomend this book to students of history; fortification buff; wargamers; modelers etc.
