Two good books: "Tides of War" and "The Ten

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I just finished two very good novelizations about Greek history:

Tides of War
by Steven Pressfield
ISBN 0385492529

This book is an account of the life of Alcibiades, told from the point of view of one of his lieutenants. Fascinating story.


The Ten Thousand : A Novel Of Ancient Greece
by Michael Curtis Ford
ISBN 0312980329

This book is a retelling of Xenophon’s Anabasis. If anyone out there does not know that history, I suggest reading The Ten Thousand without knowing the plot in advance, and letting Ford’s narrative reveal what happens. I am amazed at what those people went through. Ford’s book is not brilliant, but the underlying story is intriguing enough that the skills of the reteller don’t need to be top notch. I could not put this book down.

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Tides of War
by Steven Pressfield
ISBN 0385492529

One thing I forgot to mention, about this book: The author kept dropping ancient Greek vocabulary into the narrative. If you like learning Greek, this makes the book even more interesting.

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Thanks for the reviews.
I don’t really want to read an English account of the Anabasis until I’ve read it in Greek but I’ll keep my eyes out for these titles.