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Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield It gives a glimpse in the mindset of how the Spartans viewed life and how disciplined they were. Its a really inspiring book
by petrosx 7y ago
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
It gives a glimpse in the mindset of how the Spartans viewed life and how disciplined they were. Its a really inspiring book in the sense that it gives you a view of how they (supposedly) viewed life while knowing they will probably die in battle.
edit: I should note that while the battle of Thermopylae is real the characters and the story is fictional hence this is categorised under historical fiction.
- scandinavegan 7y agoI already knew a lot about the Spartan philosophy and outlook on life before I started reading it (both from 300, comics and movie, and non-fiction books), but I was really surprised how well he described the combat scenes, with all the feet churning in the dirt of shield wall, and so on. It had the risk of becoming repetitive due to the static nature of the combat situation, but the book always felt like it was moving forward quickly. I really liked it! I've read both good and bad things about The War of Art by Pressfield, but I'm at least very curious to some day read it.