Victor Davis Hanson

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January 01, 1953

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Hanson was educated at the University of California, Santa Cruz (BA, Classics, 1975), the American School of Classical Studies (1978-79) and received his Ph.D. in Classics from Stanford University in 1980. He lives and works with his family on their forty-acre tree and vine farm near Selma, California, where he was born in 1953.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 4,861 ratings · 537 reviews · 36 distinct works · Similar authors

	Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 809 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece by Victor Davis Hanson, John Keegan (Introduction) 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ripples of Battle: How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live & How We Think 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mexifornia: A State of Becoming 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2003 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Killed Homer: The Demise of Classical Education & the Recovery of Greek Wisdom by Victor Davis Hanson, John Heath 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Autumn of War 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wars of the Ancient Greeks 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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