Monday, August 06, 2007

Completed "Gates Of Fire" by Stephen Pressfield...... Awesome!!! He springs the Spartans to live....... I can almost think and feel like them....... Lotsa quotes I really love from the book..... Will list out a couple in the latter part of the entry.......

The story is something like the movie; "300"...... Just that the author follows historical evidence from historians making it an epic novel...... If you like the movie, you will love this book......

9.5/10......

Quote when Leonidas is addressing the allies officers(Not just the Spartans) at the hot gates towards the final battle;

"Finally this, brothers and allies. Wherever the fighting is the bloodiest, you may expect to discover the Lakedaemonians in the forefront. But convey this, above all to your men: let them not yield preeminence in valor to the spartans, rather strive to outdo them. Remember, in warfare practice of arms counts for little. Courage tells all, and we Spartans have no monopoly on that. Lead your men with this in mind and all will be well"

Quote from Suicide, a squire serving for the Spartans when he was injured in the groin while trying to kill Xerxes(Persian King);

"I can't shit but by hell's flame, I can still fight"

Influenced by "Gates Of Fire", I bought "The Afghan Campaign" by Stephen Pressfield....... Its about Alexander conquest...... Im falling in love with his books.......

Cheerios Mate

Labels: Gates Of Fire

posted at 6.8.07 _________________________________________________________________