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Pyros and Sphacteria 425 BC : Sparta's island of disaster / William Shepherd ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shepherd, William, 1946- author.
- Series:
- Campaign (Osprey Publishing) ; 261.
- Campaign ; 261
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pylos (Greece)--History--Siege, 425-409 B.C.
- Pylos (Greece).
- Greece--History--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 p.)
- Other Title:
- Pyros and Sphacteria four hundred twenty-five BC
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, London, England ; New York, New York : Osprey Publishing, 2013.
- Summary:
- During the Peloponnesian War the Athenians occupied the promontory of Pylos to counter Sparta's repeated invasions of Attica. Over two days of fighting the small garrison beat off the Spartan army and the returning Athenian fleet won a crushing victory in the nearby waters, stranding a contingent of elite Spartan hoplites on the island of Sphacteria. With the campaigning season drawing to a close the Athenians mounted an attack on the island using an unconventional amphibious night assault they overran the Spartan outpost covering the beaches and light-armed missile troops landed a
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Contents; Origins of the Campaign; Chronology; Opposing Commanders; Opposing Forces; Opposing Plans; The Campaign to Pylos; The Battles; After Sphacteria; The Battlefield Today; Further Reading; Imprint
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781782002727
- 1782002723
- 9781782002734
- 1782002731
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