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    Pylos and Sphacteria 425 BC: Sparta's island of disaster

    Pylos and Sphacteria 425 BC: Sparta's island of disaster

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    by William Shepherd, Peter Dennis (Illustrator)


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      ISBN-13: 9781782002734
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
    • Publication date: 12/20/2013
    • Series: Campaign , #261
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 96
    • File size: 23 MB
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    William Shepherd studied classics at Clare College, Cambridge, in the 1960s and then embarked on a career in publishing, which finally brought him to Osprey, retiring from the position of chief executive in 2007. He is author of The Persian War (Cambridge, 1982), translated from Herodotus. He has also written reading books for children and articles in the Osprey Military Journal, of which he was joint editor, and makes regular contributions to the Osprey blog. He lives in the Cherwell Valley, north of Oxford.

    Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.
    William Shepherd studied classics at Clare College, Cambridge, in the 1960s and then embarked on a career in publishing, which finally brought him to Osprey, retiring from the position of chief executive in 2007. He is author of The Persian War (Cambridge, 1982), translated from Herodotus. He has also written reading books for children and articles in the Osprey Military Journal, of which he was joint editor, and makes regular contributions to the Osprey blog. He lives in the Cherwell Valley, north of Oxford.
    Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

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    Table of Contents

    Origins of the Campaign 5

    479-460 BC

    First Peloponnesian War: 459-446 BC

    445-432 BC

    The Archidamian War to 426 BC

    426 BC

    Chronology 21

    Opposing Commanders 23

    Athenian commanders

    Spartan commanders

    Opposing Forces 27

    Opposing Plans 32

    Athenian plans

    Spartan plans

    The Campaign to Pylos 35

    The Battles 43

    The defence of Pylos

    The battle in the Harbour

    Peace negotiations

    Athenian blockade and Spartan siege

    The battle on the Island

    After Sphacteria 87

    The Battlefield Today 91

    Further Reading 94

    Index 95

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    During the Peloponnesian War the Athenians occupied the promontory of Pylos to counter Sparta's repeated invasions of Attica. Over two days of fighting the small garrison beat off the Spartan army and the returning Athenian fleet won a crushing victory in the nearby waters, stranding a contingent of elite Spartan hoplites on the island of Sphacteria. With the campaigning season drawing to a close the Athenians mounted an attack on the island using an unconventional amphibious night assault they overran the Spartan outpost covering the beaches and light-armed missile troops landed at daybreak in overwhelming numbers. The Spartans were slowly driven back to their stronghold, losing men steadily as they were prevented from engaging in the hand-to-hand fighting at which they excelled. With their commander dead and his deputy incapacitated by wounds, the 292 survivors surrendered. This was a surprising blow to the Spartans' glorious reputation, and these prestigious prisoners-of-war served the Athenians very well as bargaining counters in the diplomatic activity that punctuated the hostilities that continued for the next four years.

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