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Broken · 09-24-2005, 18:52 PM

Imperial Grunts by Robert Kaplan.
Although Kaplan is too much an empiro-phile for my tastes, it's a good fast read.

The Persian Expedition by Xenophon.
A fun little military adventure story on the Euphrates river, even if it is 2400 years old.

09-24-2005, 18:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Broken Banished Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Santa Barbara California Posts: 640	Imperial Grunts by Robert Kaplan. Although Kaplan is too much an empiro-phile for my tastes, it's a good fast read. The Persian Expedition by Xenophon. A fun little military adventure story on the Euphrates river, even if it is 2400 years old.