![]() ![]() Gates of Fire tells this story in novelized form, in retrospect from the perspective of a young non-Spartan helot, who at the end of the battle, severely wounded and dying on the battlefield, was kept alive by the Persians, to explain to them – who were these men who had fought to the death so valiantly, killing thousands of Persian warriors? Our narrator shares the story of his very difficult childhood, how he became a slave in Sparta and eventually a squire to one of the leading Spartan warriors, who ultimately was selected to be one of the 300 selected to fight in Thermopylae. Summary in 3 sentences: In 480 BCE ancient Sparta sent 300 of its best warriors to defend Greece from an invasion by an overwhelming Persian force. ![]() So I decided to read it again – glad I did. It was selected as the book of choice by a group of young men getting ready to go through SEAL training – it is a very popular book among Navy SEALs. Why this book: I had read this book maybe 20 years ago. ![]()
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