Introduction: My book report is on “Gates of Fire” by Steven Pressfield. I strongly believe the book should remain on the Commandants reading list. I think that every Marine should read this book or at least look into the history of the Spartans and their dedication to their way of life and culture of war fighting.
It depicts perfectly on what it is to be a warrior whether it is past, present, or future. My opinion on this book is that it is a great and interesting read that captures the attention of the reader and ties in ideally to our Marine Corps values. Jared Author: Steven Pressfield Publisher: Turtleback Books Published: 1999 This book is about the Spartans warrior culture and how it ties into the Marine Corps values, and the present day warrior culture of our Marine Corps. No one is more amazed than I that Gates of Fire has sold a million copies.Gates Of Fire Book Report Title: Gates Of Fire LCpl Yaccarine A. No one will be interested in this except me. It’s about a battle nobody has ever heard of, that they can’t spell, can’t pronounce–and it was fought by a nation nobody knows anything about and doesn’t care. Then I thought, Wait a minute, this idea is even crazier than the idea for Bagger Vance. I’d read this passage before, as I said, but this time it leapt out at me. Dienekes, however, quite unfazed by the prospect of dueling such multitudes, remarked only, “Let the Persians hide the sun we’ll fight them in the shade.”
So vast were these myriads, the scout declared, that when they fired their volleys, the mass of arrows blocked out the sun.
It is said that on the eve of battle, a native of the district appeared in camp spreading alarm by his report of the numbers of the Persian archers.
Although extraordinary valor was displayed by the entire corps of Spartans and Thespians, yet bravest of all was declared the Spartan Dienekes.
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