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Title: A overly simplistic view of the Battle of Thermopylae
Review: Bradford is an amateur historian at best, and his work, although well written, lacks true historical merit. In last the few years, the narrative of the battle of Thermopylae has come under some scholarly scrutiny, especially concerning topographic issues. Nevertheless, Bradford's work is suitable for those who only have a passing interest and is not designed for students or historians of antiquity. A better study on Sparta would be by Jones, or Lazenby-- whose work focuses primarily on the Spartan Army. See also Pritchett for a more detailed analysis of the Greek state at War. Again, this book is not for specialists, that is those interested in actual historiography, but for the arm-chair historian.Jason Governale. University of Chicago. BA UCLA 98
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