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Califf, David J.

Marathon

101 pp. | Chelsea | June, 2002 | Library ISBN 0-7910-6679-7 $$22.95
(4) YA Battles that Changed the World series. Marathon chronicles the people, terrain, and events that led to the unlikely defense of Athens against a much larger Persian army; Hastings discusses the Battle of Hastings, wherein William the Conqueror earned his name on the fields of England. While Hastings is marred only by maps that are too small and infrequent, Marathon is written in dull prose and would benefit from a glossary. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Battles That Changed the World titles: Marathon and Hastings.]
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

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