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Crook/D/D1/1/57
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GB 275 Crook/D/D1/1/57
Title
ALS from Stewart Burkitt
Date(s)
- 30 Nov 1978 (Creation)
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3 p. paper
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Attaches synopsis of his paper re: The Battle of Thermopylae. Based on his experience as an Indian army officer he contends that the forcing of a mountain track held by 1,000 against 10,000 could not be done quickly and therefore Herodotus and Bury are wrong.