SIGNED! 1920, General Arthur Boucher, Bataille de Marathon, First Edition

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The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece. The Greek army inflicted a crushing defeat on the more numerous Persians, marking a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars.

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General Arthur Boucher

La Bataille De La Marne De L’Antiquite

MARATHON

D’apres Herodote

 

General Arthur Boucher

Antiquity’s  Battle of the Marne 

MARATHON

According to Herodote 

 

First Edition

Signed and Dedicated by the General

Original Paper Binding

Published by Berger Levrault in Nancy in 1920

8vo, Pages 44+ 2

Uncut Copy

 

General Arthur Boucher (1847-1993) had a typical military career and was also a military writer.

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Languages

French

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