The War That Killed Achilles The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War

by Alexander, Caroline

• ISBN13: 9780143118268
• ISBN10: 0143118269
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-28
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

"Spectacular and constantly surprising." -Ken Burns Written with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, The War That Killed Achillesis a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did in The Enduranceand The Bounty, New York Timesbestselling author Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we think we know and put it back together in a way that lets us see its true power. In the process, she reveals the intended theme of Homer's masterwork-the tragic lessons of war and its enduring devastation.

Author Biography

Caroline Alexander is the author of the international bestsellers The Endurance and The Bounty. She has written for National Geographic, The New Yorker, Smithsonian and Outside. She lives in New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Note to the Reader	p. xvii
Map: Landscape of the Trojan War	p. xviii
The Things They Carried	p. 1
Chain of Command	p. 16
Terms of Engagement	p. 39
Enemy Lines	p. 64
Land of My Fathers	p. 83
In God We Trust	p. 106
Man Down	p. 123
No Hostages	p. 149
The Death of Hektor	p. 174
Everlasting Glory	p. 192
Acknowledgments	p. 227
Notes	p. 229
Selected Further Reading	p. 273
Index	p. 279
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