God Of War

The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh centurywith its chief focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610641)a pivotal and dramatic time in world history. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction by the Sassanid Persians before Heraclius managed to inflict a crushing defeat on the Sassanids with a desperate, final gambit. His conquests were short-lived, however, for the newly converted adherents of Islam burst upon the region, administering the coup de grace to Sassanid power and laying siege to Constantinople itself, ushering in a new era. Peter Crawford skillfully narrates the three-way struggle between the Christian Roman, Zoroastrian Persian, and Islamic Arab empires, a period of conflict peopled with fascinating characters, including Heraclius, Khusro II, and the Prophet Muhammad himself. Many of the epic battles of the periodNineveh, Yarmuk, Qadisiyyah and Nahavandand sieges such as those of Jerusalem and Constantinople are described in as rich detail. The strategies and tactics of these very different armies are discussed and analyzed, while plentiful maps allow the reader to follow the events and varying fortunes of the contending empires. This is an exciting and important study of a conflict that reshaped the map of the world. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFFew games have had such a quantifiable impact as this one. God of War undoubtedly changed the hack and slash genre, and it did so with a refreshing backdrop of Greek mythology. In this title, you play Kratos, a Spartan warrior who is on a quest to kill a god. It's a slow burn. You aren't thrown into the story with exposition and long cutscenes. In fact, you don't need to be. You'll be having so much fun hacking apart enemies that at first it's just a thread to guide your travels. As the game progresses, however, you begin to learn some things about Kratos. He's not the psychopathic warrior you pegged him to be. He's tortured, vulnerable, and looking for redemption.  Despite this, it's not an easy game. Though many enemies can be beaten with combos, overwhelming numbers force you to think critically about what you jump into. Bosses provide a different level of challenge, often requiring advanced tactics and perfectly executed quick-time events. It's no Dark Souls, but there's more than enough depth here to stop it being a button masher.  God of War's interesting, myth-filled setting, fantastic combat, and puzzle elements create a feeling of intense satisfaction. An intense orchestral soundtrack combines with solid voice acting to bring propel this action-RPG into the gaming hall of fame. K assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.