Gates of Fire
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Gates of Fire
| Full title | Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae |
|---|---|
| Author | Steven Pressfield |
| Published | 1998 |
| Pages | 421 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Steven Pressfield’s Thermopylae, narrated by a squire who survived it — a novel read as a leadership text by enough militaries that it sits on official reading lists. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” (listed as “Gates of Fire by Pressfield”), June 2025. Full list: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- Steven Pressfield — Author.
- War — The subject.
- Leadership — Why it keeps turning up on professional reading lists.
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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