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

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

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

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

by Caroline Alexander
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Book Overview

"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 Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did in The Endurance and The Bounty, New York Times bestselling 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.
ISBN9780143118268
Author Caroline Alexander
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
GenreHistory and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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

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

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

By Caroline Alexander

About Caroline Alexander

Caroline Alexander has written for The New Yorker, Granta, Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian, Outside, and National Geographic, and is the author of four previous books. She is the curator of "Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Expedition," an exhibition that will open at the American Museum of Natural History in March 1999. She lives on a farm in New Hampshire.

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