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By Land and by Sea by Jeremy McInerney
Oxford University Press · New release

By Land and by Sea

The Persian Wars and the Birth of Classical Greece

Jeremy McInerney

Oxford University Press · Military History
Releases November 16, 2026 · ISBN 9780197818763

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About the book

Jeremy McInerney's narrative of the Persian Wars, setting aside the Greeks-versus-barbarians legend and showing a conflict driven by miscalculation, logistics, and rivalry among the Greek states.

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