Steven Pressfield

Xeones, un espartano superviviente de la batalla de Termópilas nos narra la invasión persa de Grecia en el siglo V a.C. La invasión persa de Grecia en el siglo V a.C. no se inicia con los mejores augurios: en el desfiladero de las Termopilas, un puñado de espartanos tiene en jaque al emperador hasta que sus poderosas tropas consiguen acabar con ellos. Pero Xeones sobrevive, y es capturado e interrogado por el historiador imperial, a quien le cuenta su vida. En su relato se entremezclan las vividas descripciones de la vida en Esparta y el estremecimiento de las batallas, con el tragico destino de Xeones, el misterio de sus amores, la grandeza de su entrega...Reseña:Pressfield ofrece al lector una perspectiva que raramente encontrara en los libros de historia: el punto de vista del soldado.The New York Times Book Review

Steven PressfieldAvide de conquêtes et de revanche sur l'ennemi héréditaire, le roi Xerxès, à la tête de deux cent mille Perses, traverse l'Hellespont et marche sur Athènes, écrasant tout sur son pas

África del Norte, 1942. Una unidad de élite del ejército británico afronta una peligrosa misión. Con el resultado de la guerra pendiendo de un hilo, los ingleses traman un plan desesperado: enviar una pequeña unidad movil fuertemente armada tras las lineas alemanas para dar el golpe que detendra al Afrika Korps. Matad a Rommel, recrea las tacticas, armamento y hablidades especiales necesarias para el combate en las condiciones extremas del desierto, de unos hombres que seran cruciales para la victoria de los Aliados en el norte de Africa

Hitler''s legions have swept across Europe and Britain and its allies face uncertainty. In North Africa, Field Marshall Irwin Rommel''s Afrika Korps threaten the British 8th Army. So the British form the Long Range Desert Group to operate behind enemy lines. This story takes the exploits of the LRDG as a backdrop. Las legiones de Hitler se han extendido por Europa y Gran Bretaña, y sus aliados ahora se hallan ante la incertidumbre En el Norte de Africa, el Mariscal de Campo Irwin Rommel, del Afrika Korps, amenaza ahora al 8º Ejercito Britanico Asi que los britanicos deciden formar el ''Long Range Desert Group'' para operar tras las lineas enemigas...

What keeps so many of us from doing what we long to do? Why is there a naysayer within? How can we avoid the roadblocks of any creative endeavorbe it starting up a dream business venture, writing a novel, or painting a masterpiece?The War of Art identifies the enemy that every one of us must face, outlines a battle plan to conquer this internal foe, then pinpoints just how to achieve the greatest success.The War of Art emphasizes the resolve needed to recognize and overcome the obstacles of ambition and then effectively shows how to reach the highest level of creative discipline.Think of it as tough love... for yourself.

Jerusalén y el desierto del Sinaí, siglo I d. C., una zona que vive tiempos convulsos tras la crucifixión de Cristo. Losagentes de Roma han recibido información sobre un peregrino que lleva un mensaje subversivo escrito por unfanatico religioso a los insurrectos de Corinto. El contenido de ese mensaje podria hacer caer al Imperio.Los romanos contratan a Telamon de Arcadia, un legionario retirado que se gana la vida alquilando sus armas almejor postor, para que intercepte el mensaje y capture a su portador. Telamon es un hombre solitarioque se rige por sus propias reglas; un oscuro codigo de conducta donde no hay lugar para ideales ni causas nobles.Pero, al atrapar a su presa, sucedera algo que ni el ni los servidores del Imperio podrian haber previsto.Steven Pressfield, autor de exitos como Puertas de Fuego, Vientos de guerra y La leyenda de Bagger Vance (llevada alcine), regresa con una apasionante saga de rebelion y conquista, derramamientos de sangre y fe.Un relato epico obra de un maestro de la narracion. Pressfield da vida a un guerrero de lealtad inquebrantable. Unrelato poderoso y aleccionador que acompañara al lector mucho tiempo despues de haberlo concluido. Jim Mattis,general del Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina y vigesimo sexto Secretario de Defensa.Grandes personajes, accion trepidante y combates extraordinarios. Una lectura verdaderamente deliciosa. DavidPetraeus, general y jefe de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA).Una novela increible que devore de una sentada. ¡El maestro lo ha vuelto a hacer!. Ryan Holiday, autor best sellerde New York Times.Explora la etica del guerrero a traves de la mirada y el espiritu de un mercenario cuya vocacion es puesta a pruebaen un viaje de transformacion. Jack Carr, ex francotirador de los SEAL y autor del best seller Savage Son.Una brillante obra maestra. Ann Scott Tyson, reportera de guerra y autora de American Spartan.

Alexander the Great's campaign in the Afghan kingdoms began in the summer of 330BC. It lasted for three brutal years and proved the most bloody and ruthless he and his army ever fought...Among the ranks of Macedonian infantry is Matthias. The youngest of three brothers, he is eager to prove himself, but as he joins the frontline, he comes to realise that warfare has changed. The Macedonians face a new kind of enemy, and must learn to fight a new kind of war. Experiencing fear, euphoria, horror and shame, Matthias and his comrades undergo a rite of passage as they, soldiers of a Western force whose code is secular and humanist, confront a proud Eastern warrior people who possess a fervent willingness to die for their cause. Just to survive, Alexander's men must shake off the trappings of 'civilization' and adopt the same unorthodox and barbaric tactics as their foe - but at what cost? Set against the harsh, unrelenting Afghan landscape, this thrilling novel reveals a profound understanding of the hopes and fears of men in battle and has important things to say about the nature of wars past...and present.

Una novela sobre la campaña de Afganistán de Alejandro Magno. Hace 2300 años el ejército invicto de Alejandro Magno invadió la tierra natal de las fieras y orgullosas tribus afganas. Esta campaña, que debia durar tres meses, se prolongo por tres largos años. Esta es la historia de uno de esos soldados... Matias, el mas joven de tres hermanos y el mas ansioso por probarse a si mismo, se presenta voluntario para unirse a la ambiciosa expedicion al indomito pais que ahora conocemos como Afganistan. Pero tan pronto como cruza la frontera, Matias empieza a darse cuenta de que los macedonios se enfrentan a un tipo de enemigo al que no estan acostumbrados. Para sobrevivir, los hombres de Alejandro tendran que adaptarse a los metodos de un despiadado adversario que hace uso de tacticas basadas en el terror y en la insurgencia pero, ¿a que precio? Matias y sus compañeros sufriran un rito de iniciacion marcado por el miedo, la euforia, el horror y la verguenza. En un tono agil y trepidante, la campaña afgana demuestra una vez mas la profunda comprension de Pressfield acerca de las esperanzas y desesperaciones de los hombres en las batallas. "Pressfield devuelve a la vida a Alejandro Magno con la misma fuerza y habilidad con que conjuro a los heroes de las Termopilas en "Las puertas de fuego". Manda Scott.

It is Autumn,1942. Hitler''s legions have swept across Europe and France has fallen. On the Eastern Front, Soviet Russia reels under the German onslaught. Across the channel, a beleaguered Britain struggles on in near-isolation. And in North Africa, Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his unstoppable Panzers have routed the Eighth Army and now threatens the vital oil fields of the Middle East. With the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the British hatch a desperate plan - to send a small, heavily armed yet highly mobile force behind enemy lines to strike a blow that will stop the Afrika Korps in its tracks. It is to be called the Long Range Desert Group and its exploits will become the stuff of legend.Narrated by a young lieutenant, Steven Pressfield''s bold new novel brings to life the ingenuity, agility and daring of this maverick commando unit. Describing in detail the tactics, the weaponry and the specialized skills needed for combat under extreme desert conditions, he captures too the camaraderie and courage of a disparate, dedicated ''band of brothers'' who sacrificed so much for the sake of freedom.Combining historical authenticity with thrilling, explosive action, "Killing Rommel" confirms that we are in the company of a great storyteller - a master chronicler of the fighting man, whether amidst the mountain passes of ancient Greece or the scorching Saharan sands of a more recent world at war...

Alexander the Great (356-332 B.C.) ascended to the throne of Macedon at the age of only 19. He fought his greatest battles - including the conquest of the mighty Persian Empire - before he was 25. He died at the age of 33, undefeated by any enemy. His reputation as a supreme warrior and leader of men is unsurpassed in the annals of history. Narrated in the brilliantly imagined first-person voice of Alexander himself, Steven Pressfield''s new novel brings to life the epic battles, the unerring command of his forces, and the passions and ambitions that drove arguably the greatest commander the world has ever known and paints a full blooded, multi-dimensional portrait of this complex character. Alexander was a fearless commander who moved with such daring and speed that no army could withstand him a driven leader whose ambitions knew no limits and a man with boundless compassion for his troops, deep friendships with his generals, and profound respect for his enemies. Yet in the end, his noble qualities were subsumed by his insatiable lust for glory.

Steven Pressfield regresa a la Grecia clásica para relatar la historia del extraordinario soldado ateniense Alcibíades. Esn la antigua polis regida por la democracia de Pericles, Alcibíades destaca

The author of the international bestsellers Gates of Fire and Tides of War delivers his most gripping and imaginative novel of the ancient worlda stunning epic of love and war that breathes life into the grand myth of the ferocious female warrior culture of the Amazons. Steven Pressfield has gained a passionate worldwide following for his magnificent novels of ancient Greece, Gates of Fire and Tides of War. In Last of the Amazons, Pressfield has surpassed himself, re-creating a vanished world in a brilliant novel that will delight his loyal readers and bring legions more to his singular and powerful restoration of the past. In the time before Homer, the legendary Theseus, King of Athens (an actual historical figure), set sail on a journey that brought him into the land of tal Kyrte, the free people, a nation of proud female warriors whom the Greeks called Amazons. The Amazons, bound to each other as lovers as well as fighters, distrusted the Greeks, with their boastful talk of civilization. So when the great war queen Antiope fell in love with Theseus and fled with the Greeks, the mighty Amazon nation rose up in rage. Last of the Amazons is not merely a masterful tale of war and revenge. Pressfield has created a cast of extraordinarily vivid characters, from the unforgettable Selene, whose surrender to the Greeks does nothing to tame her; to her lover, Damon, an Athenian warrior who grows to cherish the wild Amazon ways; to the narrator, Bones, a young girl from a noble family who was nursed by Selene from birth and secretly taught the Amazon way; to the great Theseus, the tragic king; and to Antiope, the noble queen who betrayed tal Kyrte for the love of Theseus. With astounding immediacy and extraordinary attention to military detail, Pressfield transports readers into the heat and terror of war. Equally impressive is his creation of the Amazon nation, its people, its rituals and myths, its greatness and savagery. Last of the Amazons is thrilling on every page, an epic tale of the clash between wildness and civilization, patriotism and love, man and woman.

I have always been a soldier. I have known no other life. So begins Alexanders extraordinary confession on the eve of his greatest crisis of leadership. By turns heroic and calculating, compassionate and utterly merciless, Alexander recounts with a warriors unflinching eye for detail the blood, the terror, and the tactics of his greatest battlefield victories. Whether surviving his fathers brutal assassination, presiding over a massacre, or weeping at the death of a beloved comrade-in-arms, Alexander never denies the hard realities of the code by which he lives: the virtues of war. But as much as he was feared by his enemies, he was loved and revered by his friends, his generals, and the men who followed him into battle. Often outnumbered, never outfought, Alexander conquered every enemy the world stood against himbut the one he never saw coming. . . .