Let us start with the main point – if you are looking for a book which tells you what happened immediately after the Peloponnesian War which ended in 404 BC, this is probably the best book for the job...

The overall text is rather like the Parson's egg. However, while that egg was 'good in parts', this book is excellent in parts, good in most of the rest, and pedestrian only on rare occasions. There are many books on Sparta in print – and this is definitely one of the better ones.

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UNRV

Hutchinson investigates the causes behind those years of military decline between the 404 bc end of the Peloponnsian War and the 362 bc Battle of Mantinea.

Military History Magazine - Thomas Zacharis

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Vae Victis

The review and conclusions are well argued and very effectively supported by illustration in the form of maps, charts, and photographs. An interesting and informative read that will be enjoyed by many.

Firetrench