Peloponnesian War - A Strategy Comparison

"Just before the Peloponnesian War began, Pericles of Athens and King Archidamus of Sparta provided net assessments of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the two sides. Evaluate their projections." A study of the strategies and projections of King Archidamus of Sparta as compared to those of Pericles of Athens reveal Archidamus' understanding of the "superiority of land power as a basis for success at sea" in the ancient Mediterranean - as well as Pericles' …

…eking ways to ameliorate them, he showed sound leadership and tactical prowess. Sun Tzu would have approved. BIBLIOGRAPHY Gray, Colin S. The Leverage of Sea Power. The Free Press: New York, NY. 1992. Kagan, Donald. On The Origins of War. Doubleday: New York, NY. 1995. Sun Tzu (translated by Samuel B. Griffith). The Art Of War. Oxford University Press: New York, NY. 1971. Thucydides (translated by Rex Warner). History of the Peloponnesian War. Penguin Books: New York, NY. 1972.