{"product_id":"gates-of-fire","title":"Gates of Fire - An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this “powerful, historically accurate novel” (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), the sole Spartan survivor recounts the bloody and epic battle of Thermopylae that decimated his fearsome society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Vivid and exciting . . . Pressfield gives the reader a perspective no ancient historian offers: a soldier’s-eye view.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDay after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time for the Greeks to rally their forces. Born into a cult of spiritual courage, physical endurance, and unmatched battle skill, the Spartans would be remembered for the greatest military stand in history—one that would not end until the rocks were awash with blood, leaving only one gravely injured Spartan squire to tell the tale. . . .","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51306567270688,"sku":"9780553383683","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780553383683.jpg?v=1772783893","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/gates-of-fire","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}