{"product_id":"persian-fire-tom-holland-9780307279484","title":"Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West","description":"In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland's brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a conflict of critical importance to both ancient and modern history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307279480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307279484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Tom Holland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049549689087,"sku":"9780307279484","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbac3459-dff0-411f-a68b-82277d49001f.jpg?v=1685002146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/persian-fire-tom-holland-9780307279484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}