The Ten Thousand - Softcover

Ford, Michael Curtis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752844571 ISBN 13: 9780752844572

Publisher: Orion, 2001

Synopsis

Winter, 400 BC. When leadership is forced upon Xenophon after the treacherous slaughter of his senior comrades in arms it is up to him to inspire the few remaining officers of the Greek army to rally their troops. Trapped far from home in hostile Persian territory, they are only ten thousand men against an enemy ten times larger. Months later, ten thousand battered, half-starved Greek soldiers stagger out of the frozen mountains of Armenia into a small Hellenic trading post on the Black Sea. Told from the viewpoint of Theo, Xenophon¿s battle squire, this is a unique view of the brutality and heroism of 5th century BC Greek warfare.

About this title

Book Description:

Outstanding epic adventure and story of survival against all odds set in ancient Greece

About the Author:

Michael Ford is runs his own foreign language translation agency. He has a bachelor's degree in Linguistics from the University of Washington and a Master's in economics from Princeton. He speaks Spanish, French, Portuguese and Latin, and is an avid reader of the classics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0752844571
• ISBN 13: 9780752844572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496