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The Squire of the Battle of Thermopylae

Gates of Fire is about the Battle of Thermopylae in ancient Greece. The author says he was a caddy as a kid, and that gave him an insight into what it's like to be a soldier. "I thought, this is a great character that can be a kind of a fly on the wall"

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