Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and ...(展开全部)

Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and ...(展开全部)

For three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek,...(展开全部)

For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenia...(展开全部)

For three decades in the fifth century b.c. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek,...(展开全部)

For three decades in the fifth century B.C. the ancient world was torn apart by a conflict that was as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the world wars of the twentieth century: the Peloponnesian War. Donald Kagan, one of the world’s most respected classical, political, and military historians, here presents a new account of this vicious war of Greek against Greek, Athenia...(展开全部)

作者唐纳德•卡根（1932- ），美国著名历史学家，耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授，古希腊历史研究的权威学者，1932年出生于立陶宛北部的库尔舍奈，两岁时随家人移民美国，1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位，2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章，2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师，著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》（1987）、《沉睡中的美国》（2000）、《西方的遗产》（2000）、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》（2003）等。 译者曾德华，湖南通道人，毕业于湖南师范大学英语系，现任教于深圳大学外国语学院，译有《亚历山大大帝》（2010），《未年轻，便老去》（2013）等。

作者唐纳德•卡根（1932- ），美国著名历史学家，耶鲁大学古典学与历史学斯特林教席荣誉退休教授，古希腊历史研究的权威学者，1932年出生于立陶宛北部的库尔舍奈，两岁时随家人移民美国，1958年获得俄亥俄州立大学博士学位，2002年获颁美国国家人文奖章，2005年当选为该年度杰弗逊人文大师，著有《雅典帝国的灭亡》（1987）、《沉睡中的美国》（2000）、《西方的遗产》（2000）、《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》（2003）等。 译者曾德华，湖南通道人，毕业于湖南师范大学英语系，现任教于深圳大学外国语学院，译有《亚历山大大帝》（2010），《未年轻，便老去》（2013）等。