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Barry Strauss

Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics at Cornell University, is a leading expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited several books, including The Trojan War, The Battle of Salamis, and The Spartacus War. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

Barry Strauss's Books

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Masters of Command
Masters of Command Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership By: Barry Strauss
This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2012
In Masters of Command, historian Barry Strauss compares how the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that work both on and off the battlefield.Alexander, Hannibal,...
Other Formats: eBook
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The Spartacus War By: Barry Strauss
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: March 17, 2009
• An authoritative account from an expert author: The Spartacus War is the first popular history of the revolt in English. A leading authority on classical military history, Barry Strauss has used recent archaeological...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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The Trojan War A New History By: Barry Strauss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: August 21, 2007
The Trojan War is one of history's most famous conflicts, a ten-year-long war waged over the beautiful Helen. For more than two thousand years this story has been a source of artistic inspiration. But is it true? In The...
Other Formats: eBook
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The Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization By: Barry Strauss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publication date: June 28, 2005
On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the most important naval battle of the ancient world. Overwhelmingly outnumbered by the enemy, the Greeks...
Other Formats: eBook
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Rowing Against the Current On Learning to Scull at Forty By: Barry Strauss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publication date: April 17, 2001
In the midst of the standard, dreary midlife crisis -- complete with wine-tasting courses, yoga classes, and a failed attempt at a first novel -- forty-year-old Barry Strauss falls unexpectedly and passionately in love with...