Steven Pressfield
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September 01, 1943
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I was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943 to a Navy father and mother.
I graduated from Duke University in 1965.
In January of 1966, when I was on the bus leaving Parris Island as a freshly-minted Marine, I looked back and thought there was at least one good thing about this departure. "No matter what happens to me for the rest of my life, no one can ever send me back to this freakin' place again."
Forty years later, to my surprise and gratification, I am far more closely bound to the young men of the Marine Corps and to all other dirt-eating, ground-pounding outfits than I could ever have imagined.
GATES OF FIRE is one reason. Dog-eared paperbacks of this tale of the ancient Sp...more
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.32 — 1,796 ratings — published 1998 20 editions |
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.09 — 608 ratings — published 2002 6 editions |
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The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.81 — 318 ratings — published 2004 12 editions |
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Tides of War by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.70 — 298 ratings — published 2000 7 editions |
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The Afghan Campaign: A Novel by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.84 — 246 ratings — published 2006 8 editions |
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Last of the Amazons by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.58 — 205 ratings — published 2002 7 editions |
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Killing Rommel: A Novel by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.69 — 178 ratings — published 2007 7 editions |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.70 — 164 ratings — published 1995 12 editions |
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Sparta by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2004 |
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A Última Amazona by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author) avg rating 2.00 — 1 rating — published 2003 |
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June 2008,
Steven Pressfield
"There's a crisis for writers these days. No more book reviews. Newspapers have cut back drastically. How can a writer get the word out that his book even exists? I decided to do a video and get it up on YouTube, link it to WWII sites, etc. I went a little crazy." ...More
"There's a crisis for writers these days. No more book reviews. Newspapers have cut back drastically. How can a writer get the word out that his book even exists? I decided to do a video and get it up on YouTube, link it to WWII sites, etc. I went a little crazy." ...More
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"A cavalryman's horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be alowed to know this."
— Steven Pressfield (The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great)
— Steven Pressfield (The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great)
"A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so."
— Steven Pressfield (The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great)
— Steven Pressfield (The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great)
"This man has conquered the world! What have you done?"
The philosopher replied without an instant's hesitation, "I have conquered the need to conquer the world."
— Steven Pressfield (The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great)
The philosopher replied without an instant's hesitation, "I have conquered the need to conquer the world."
— Steven Pressfield (The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great)
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Hello Mr. Pressfield,I don't get many opportunities to interact with writers I like, so I suppose I'll take this one. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed Gates of Fire. Not only does it rank among my favorite novels, it also happened to turn me on to the whole historical fiction genre. So many thanks on both counts.
And on behalf of a few of my old theater job buddies, one of which was in Iraq for awhile, they sure enjoy your work as well. We're all pulling for you and spreading the word.
Thanks for listening. I look forward to reading your Alexander and Rommel novels sometime in the near future.
Sincerely,
-A.J.
Oh, Resistance still kicks my butt each day. I just stand up, take the hit, then finish the day’s work. For a professional endures.












































































