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First study to examine the course of Sparta's rise and fall from the standpoint of strategy and military operations. An original analysis based firmly upon attested Ancient Greek practices and the fundamental realities of war.

During the eighth century BC, Sparta became one of the leading cities of ancient Greece, conquering the southern Peloponnese, and from the mid-sixth century BC until the mid-fourth, Sparta became a military power of recognized importance. For almost two centuries the massed Spartan army remained unbeaten in the field. Spartan officers also commanded with great success armies of mercenaries or coalition allies, as well as fleets of war galleys....