description: In the channel between the Island of Salamis and the Greek mainland on a September morning in 480BC, two of the greatest civilisations the world has seen collided -The war which had raged for twenty bloody years reached crisis point. The Persians, led by Xerxes, had invaded Greece and taken half of it. The Greeks stood poised to strike back, but with only 370 ships facing an armada of almost 700 Persian vessels, the odds were not good. Salamis tells the gripping story of one month in 480BC, when the ancient world trembled at the outcome of the largest land / sea invasion ever attempted. And nothing would be the same ever again.
language: English
title: Salamis : The Greatest Naval Battle of the Ancient World, 480 Bc
titlecomplete: Salamis : The Greatest Naval Battle of the Ancient World, 480 Bc
genres: Ancient, European History, Military History, History, Greece, Nonfiction, War, Naval History, Military Fiction, Ancient History
ratings_count: 1035
publisher: Arrow Books Ltd