Eagle in the Snow. General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand

Breem, Wallace (Wallace Wilfred Swinburne Breem). Introduction by Steven Pressfield

ISBN 10: 0297645617 / ISBN 13: 9780297645610

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson / Orion Publishing Group Ltd, London, 2003

About this Item

First published by Gollancz in 1970, this is a first impression of the new edition, published in 2003. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, very slight lean, not price clipped (£10.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 368pp, illustrated endpapers. The year is 406 AD. A single Roman legion stands guard on the Rhine. Only these few men, a thin stretch of river and the determination of their general, Maximus, hold the frontier for Rome against the barbarian hordes. Maximus is urged to proclaim himself emperor, but he stands by his concept of duty and holds the frontier for longer than seems possible. Then chance plays a cruel trick. First published in 1970, EAGLE IN THE SNOW is a taut, gripping story of the fall of the Roman Empire in microcosm, as seen through the eyes of Maximus. Wallace Wilfred Swinburne Breem (1926-90), was a British librarian and author, he is probably best known for his three historical novels, especially 'Eagle in the Snow'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eagle in the Snow. General Maximus and Rome's Last Stand
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson / Orion Publishing Group Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297645617
• ISBN 13: 9780297645610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Jacket by David Wu
• Edition: First Thus
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Eagle in the Snow [hardcover] Breem, Wallace [Aug 07, 2003]

From the Publisher

In the tradition of Robert Graves (I, Claudius) and Mary Renault (The Last of the Wine), Eagle in the Snow is a quality re-publication of the lost classic with an introduction by international bestselling historical novelist Steven Pressfield.