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Robert Strassler's new edition removes these obstacles by providing a new coherence to the narrative overall, and by effectively reconstructing the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, and numerous other useful features. But the bulk of the book itself, where Thucydides chronicles the long struggle between Athens and Sparta, enjoys an unexpected freshness on these pages--partly due to Strassler's magnificent editorial labors, but mostly because it's a great story resonant with heroes, villains, bravery, desperation, and tragedy. He has added descriptive paragraph-by-paragraph synopses, topic headers on every page, numerous maps keyed to the adjoining text, explanatory footnotes, an extensive index, an excellent introduction by Victor Davis Hanson (California State Univ.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"A compelling read and highly relevant to the modern world's politics and warfare."
"Amazing history of the battle from someone who was there."
"No problems."
"classic study of strategy and war."
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"Very helpful for a novice reader ....maps and explantions go a long way to it enjoyable."
"probably the best Thucydides book out there to purchase."
"Everything you'd want from the interpretation of a classic historian."

Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire’s Vinegar , Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime. Himself an ardent cartography enthusiast since childhood, seasoned journalist Blanding takes a closer look at one particularly infamous map thief, E. Forbes Smiley III, and the series of heists Smiley engineered that eventually landed him in prison. --Carl Hays "[A] made-for-the-movies tale of a cartographic crook... E. Forbes Smiley III, a bespectacled rare maps dealer, is the type of character novelists spend their lives trying to dream up. "In this cartographic caper, Michael Blanding slips into the antique map trade and takes a magnifying glass to the mind and motivations of a curious character named E. Forbes Smiley III, a New England polymath with a special talent for taking razors to rare books.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Intriguing book about a flawed character who gets trapped in his misguided pursuit of stealing maps and selling them."
"Author Michael Blanding's many interviews and research into the crimes, plus doing his historical homework on the rare stolen maps themselves, made this an intensely intriguing and emotional book to read."
"WOW What an amazing book. If you like high detailed books, this is the one for you!!"
"If you have an interest in antiques and love a good crime story, this book is for you."
"Welcome to the true story of a map dealer who got lost and violated the trust of the very industry and institutions that once made him a success."
"Very illuminative about the field, and great at explaining why this type of art/history crime continues to exist as we see why coming forward exposes vulnerabilities in the libraries and museums that house our heritage and history."
"This true story concerns a seller and collector of rare maps who was once respected but because of his nefarious dealings became an outcast..I was impressed by several matters."
"He gave quite an extensive historical review of how maps were made from the 1500's on and described the stolen maps in great detail."
Best Historical Atlases & Maps

This atlas graphically illuminates the region's history tracing back to the 8th-7th century B.C. "Every diplomat, scholar or traveler who knows the historical geography of Central Asia, will be miles ahead in understanding the region than those who do.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought the atlas to help me through my reading of some histories of Central Asia, and it helped SOMEWHAT."
"Excellent."
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"A highly researched, accurate and useful tool for anybody wishing to explore one aspect of history in depth."
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"In many cases, the relevant information occupies a tenth or less of the map, and features and names on the map are too small to be read without magnification."
"I think most people want the atlases to look and study the maps, not the text, so text length reduction would not significantly detract from the Atlas."
Best World Atlases & Maps

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NatGeo takes you on a photographic tour of the world’s most spectacular destinations, inspiring tangible ideas for your next trip. "This breathtaking, 320-page volume, published by National Geographic, contains 250 exquisite color photographs that will either inspire you to see the world or at least give you the opportunity to become the quintessential armchair traveler. Images taken by some of the world’s premier photographers are accompanied by practical travel information for visitors to each place, including dining and lodging options.
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Best United States Atlases & Maps

Robert Strassler's new edition removes these obstacles by providing a new coherence to the narrative overall, and by effectively reconstructing the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. The Landmark Thucydides includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, and numerous other useful features. But the bulk of the book itself, where Thucydides chronicles the long struggle between Athens and Sparta, enjoys an unexpected freshness on these pages--partly due to Strassler's magnificent editorial labors, but mostly because it's a great story resonant with heroes, villains, bravery, desperation, and tragedy. He has added descriptive paragraph-by-paragraph synopses, topic headers on every page, numerous maps keyed to the adjoining text, explanatory footnotes, an extensive index, an excellent introduction by Victor Davis Hanson (California State Univ.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"And as an American, I find it not only brilliant but -- in a good way -- incredibly painful to read. It's hard not to identify with the Athenians for their democratic ideals, in a way that I can't identify with anyone else before the British colonization of North America, but man, does it hurt to read about their brutality and horrific mistakes. The Syracuse campaign is an agonizing read, very similar to the first book you read on the Holocaust. I would add, however, that the footnotes, which are written under the assumption that you haven't read previous chapters, are repetitive (literally word for word) or about geography in a way that isn't that helpful (as there's usually a map at hand that can be looked at just as quickly and with greater reward). And what would have been very, very helpful but is missing is direction arrows on the map that give a sense of chronology."
"This was an important time when the Greek poleis city-states, fresh from their victory over Persia, destroyed any hope of a Greek/Athenian empire and laid the ground for Alexander's conquest. Thucydides style is sometimes complicated, but reaches wonderful heights in the Pericle's funeral oration and the disaster in Sicily. However, he occasionally assumes that the reader understand his frame of reference and spend little time describing the culture and lands of Hellas -- a shortcoming compared to Herodotus. There are informative appendices written by various scholars, the translation is lively and clear, there are copious footnotes and, most importantly, tons of maps."
"Perfect gift for classical history loving friend."
"A compelling read and highly relevant to the modern world's politics and warfare."
"This tome orients, helps the reader (me) navigate, both geographically and logically following (understanding) a complex narrative…Footnotes, maps, explanation of the culture and the politics of the period made this read informative, eloquent and most importantly enjoyable..."
"Amazing history of the battle from someone who was there."
"No problems."
"classic study of strategy and war."