The war that killed Achilles
Subtitle: the true story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
By: Caroline Alexander
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780143118268
Subjects: Trojan War; War in literature; Literature and the war
Description: Many have forgotten that the subject of the "Illiad" was war--not merely the poetical romance of the war at Troy, but war, in all its enduring devastation. This groundbreaking reading of Homer's epic poem restores the poet's vision of the tragedy of war, addressing many of the central questions that define the war experience of every age.
Notes: "First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Landscape of the Trojan War; title: the things they carried; title: Chain of command; title: Terms of engagement; title: Enemy lines; title: Land of my fathers; title: In God we trust; title: Man down; title: No hostages; title: The death of Hektor; title: Everlasting glory.