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A Pyrrhic Victory : Volume III - Fate, Paperback / softback Book

A Pyrrhic Victory : Volume III - Fate Paperback / softback

Part of the A Pyrrhic Victory series

Paperback / softback

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A Pyrrhic Victory Volume III: Fate follows the first two award-winning volumes in the historic trilogy A Pyrrhic Victory by Ian Crouch.

 

In 279 BC, Pyrrhus has just won the bloody battle of Asculum against the Romans in the battle that gave rise to the expression "A Pyrrhic Victory"-one that comes at such a great cost that the victory may not have been worth the ordeal that was suffered.

 

While punished, the power of the legions has not been broken. The road to Rome is still barred to Pyrrhus. His peace terms are again rejected.

 

He must gather greater strength to break the deadlock, and accepts the invitation of the powerful Greek cities in Sicily to lead them against the invading Carthaginians. In return, they offer him their support in his war against Rome.

 

Pyrrhus was described by Hannibal as the finest commander the world had seen, after Alexander himself.

 

"Writing with great style, Dr. Crouch brings this ancient age to life once more, maintaining an expert balance between historical accuracy and creative imagination. Dr. Crouch succeeds splendidly in conveying a compelling interpretation of the lives and loves, the achievements and aspirations of great men in a great age." - Dr. Eoghan Maloney, lecturer in ancient history, University of Adelaide


 

Ian Crouch is a medical practitioner in Adelaide, South Australia. Since his early days in medical school, his abiding interest has been Greek and Roman history.

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