Barry S. Strauss

  • 6

    Catalog books

  • 4

    Works

  • 1993 to 2009

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Barry S. Strauss has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 6 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Battle of Salamis and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Princeton Univ Pr.

Best Place To Start

The Battle of Salamis

Simon & Schuster • 2005 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Simon & Schuster and Princeton Univ Pr

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Princeton Univ Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Battle of Salamis

    Simon & Schuster • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 320 pages.

  2. The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization

    Simon & Schuster • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 294 pages.

  3. Trojan War

    Penguin Random House • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 288 pages.

  4. Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War

    Princeton Univ Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 283 pages.

  5. Fathers and Sons in Athens

    Princeton Univ Pr • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 283 pages.

  6. The Spartacus war

    Simon & Schuster • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization is the easier short commitment, while The Battle of Salamis asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Battle of Salamis: The Naval Encounter That Saved Greece -- and Western Civilization gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Battle of Salamis leans later in the catalog.
  • Trojan War is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Battle of Salamis.

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