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Posted: 12/6/2015 2:32:55 AM EDT
Just started reading Pressfield's "Gates of Fire". Freaking amazing. I didn't think I had much emotion left in me, but goddamn, this book really put me on an emotional rollercoaster. I haven't even finished it, and I already ordered Tides of War.
Link Posted: 12/6/2015 2:36:21 AM EDT
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Gates of Fire is his best and every citizen should read it.
Link Posted: 12/7/2015 3:54:36 PM EDT
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Agreed, Pressfield is incredible.  Killing Rommel is unbelievable, too, and his two Alexander books, The Virtues of War and The Afghan Campaign, were nearly as good.
Link Posted: 2/27/2016 3:54:53 AM EDT
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Gates of Fire was an amazing read
Link Posted: 3/2/2016 1:00:56 PM EDT
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Gates of Fire is great. I remember reading about it in the aftermath of the hype for 300 and picked it up.

I'm not familiar with Tides of War. Is it a follow-up?
Link Posted: 3/2/2016 1:47:18 PM EDT
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Gates of Fire is great. I remember reading about it in the aftermath of the hype for 300 and picked it up.
I'm not familiar with Tides of War. Is it a follow-up?
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Sort of.  It's set in the same time period, but follows the story of Alcibiades, a legendary Greek general who repeatedly switched sides in the ongoing wars between Athens and Sparta.
Link Posted: 3/17/2016 12:25:41 AM EDT
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Gates of Fire was amazing. Blew me away
Link Posted: 3/17/2016 12:59:14 AM EDT
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I just pull them both off Ebay, should be here anyday...looking forward to them
Link Posted: 5/7/2016 12:55:19 PM EDT
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I just pull them both off Ebay, should be here anyday...looking forward to them
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Definitely let us know if you enjoyed them.

Tides of War starts off a bit slower than Gates of Fire, but the story's characters and places of setting are so vast imo.
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