{"product_id":"the-war-that-killed-achilles-isbn-9780143118268","title":"The War That Killed Achilles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Spectacular and constantly surprising.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Ken Burns \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, \u003ci\u003eThe War That Killed Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did in \u003ci\u003eThe Endurance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we think we know and put it back together in a way that lets us see its true power. In the process, she reveals the intended theme of Homer's masterwork-the tragic lessons of war and its enduring devastation.\"In her spectacular and constantly surprising new book, Caroline Alexander has taken the 'original' war book and turned it upside down, making it, as all wars are, an excruciating story of loss...\u003ci\u003eThe War that Killed Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Ken Burns \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This riveting tale of ancient wars, legendary warriors, and mythical gods is at once a great adventure story and a cautionary tale of the enduring perils of hubris and ego. Achilles' life and death are instructive lessons for all of us today.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Tom Brokaw \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Spirited and provocative...a nobly bold even rousing venture...it would be hard to find a faster, livelier, more compact introduction to such a great range of recent Iliadic explorations.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Steve Coates, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Penetrating...reflecting her own skills [Alexander] provides her own translation of an entire chapter...a real bonus for the reader, comparing favorably with Lattimore and Fagles.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Caroline Alexander has written for \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGranta\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOutside\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/b\u003e and is the author of four previous books.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300194144485,"sku":"NP9780143118268","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143118268.jpg?v=1767742125","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-war-that-killed-achilles-isbn-9780143118268","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}