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In Search of the Trojan War, Updated edition Paperback – May 13, 1998

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Tales of Troy and its heroes—Achilles and Hector, Paris and the legendary beauty Helen—have fired the human imagination for 3,000 years. With In Search of the Trojan War, Michael Wood brings vividly to life the legend and lore of the Heroic Age in an archaeological adventure that sifts through the myths and speculation to provide a fresh view of the riches and the reality of ancient Troy.

This gripping story shows why the legend of Troy forms the bedrock of Western culture and why its past is a paradigm of human history. Wood's meticulous scholarly sleuthing yields fascinating evidence about the continuity and development of human civilization in the Aegean and Asia Minor. With its 50 feet of debris resulting from constant rebuilding, human destruction, earthquake, and abandonment, the mound of Troy contains the beginnings and ends of new races and civilizations.

This edition includes a new preface, a new final chapter, and an addendum to the bibliography that take account of dramatic new developments in the search for Troy with the rediscovery, in Moscow, of the so-called Jewels of Helen and the re-excavation of the site of Troy, which began in 1988 and is yielding new evidence about the historical city.
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"This beautifully illustrated book . . . examines the legend of Troy and vividly evokes themes that are central to our civilization's quest for its past." -- New York Times Book Review

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Michael Wood is a writer and historian living in England. He is the author of several highly acclaimed books including In Search of the Trojan War (California, 1989).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Thus edition (May 13, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520215990
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520215993
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.11 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
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Bach & Old Rock
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing history book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023
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Michael Wood Is an historian and he details and summaries are superb. There us a companion documentary series that can still be seen by searching YouTube. Highly recommended!
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David B. Huber
5.0 out of 5 stars Archeology Evolves
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020
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This is the book that got me interested in archeology and how it intersects with history. Archeology must be open minded, willing to follow legend as well as history to uncover new evidence.

This book inspired me to read other titles such as "Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings" by Charles Hapgood, "Stonehenge Decoded" by Gerald Hawkins and "The Pyramids: An Enigma Solved" by Joseph Davidovits. You really need these stepping stones to appreciate the theories espoused in Graham Hancock's "Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization" or consider the evidence compiled in "Forbidden Archeology" by Michael Cremo.

Many still scoff at any divergence from mainstream timelines, but the discovery of Gobekli Tepe has shaken the dogmatic foundations of recorded human history by proving how incomplete the records are.
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Wayne Jacobson
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
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Excellent resource for the excavations of Troy. The pictures are very good. Was always interested where Troy was.
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friar tuck
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect. Thank you
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023
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My son is teaching greek hostory at his middle school. This is a great help
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Frank Gardner
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous exploration of a legend
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2020
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This is the most lyrical of histories. Beautifully, even poetically, written, it explores everything from linguistic and historical evidence to modern parallels with the warrior culture of the Greeks. The author interweaves his own experiences in both sailing boats and travel to relevant sites to bring the Iliad and Odyssey to life. A marvelous endeavor, and a great pleasure to read. Highly recommended to anyone interested in deep history and the truth behind the legends.
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Glitterglow
3.0 out of 5 stars Happy with this book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018
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This book was ordered as a replacement for the DVD I had ordered went astray. I had seen the original documentary and enjoyed it thoroughly. Item is in pristine condition and arrived quickly.
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Momo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
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Great book! Fast delivery.
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Susan Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2021
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This is my 2nd purchase of this book. I’m a lifelong fan and after losing this book in a move, I had to buy it again. It’s perfect!
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DOGBERRY
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2023
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A really excellent book Michael Wood is a first rate author, its a pity that the television series that should accompany this book is not available on dvd, for he is as good a presenter as he is author. The best.
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Bill Buchanan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2022
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Although this is a book which will be of interest mainly to people interested in this specific topic and era of history, it is a fascinating read which gives great insight into Mycenaean Greece and the neighbouring empires of the time. It is easy to read and I personally found it engrossing.
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Nicholas Casley
4.0 out of 5 stars "A city `ground to dust'" (both original & new editions compared)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2010
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I bought the original hardback edition (1985) when the TV series was shown. I bought the latest (2008) paperback edition in order to catch up with the latest developments. The book contains much more than appeared in the series - the six episodes are expanded into eight chapters - but whilst the first edition was profusely illustrated with figures and photographs, the paperback has just a solitary map. This is a serious drawback for those coming to this book for the first time. For instance, the hardback edition has an extremely useful diagram showing the layers of the city from 3600 BCE to 1500 CE, as well as details of Spratt's map of 1839, helpful plans, and a rich source of archive photographs. When Wood describes the gold objects that Schliemann uncovered at Mycenae, one craves for a view but only the hardback has the colour plates that will satisfy.

In his new preface Wood notes that, "The first edition of this book told the story of the three great excavations ... Each claimed to have answered the riddle of the Trojan War, though each found a different war in a different level of the site. None has been universally accepted as solving the mystery." The last dig was in 1938, but an extensive new excavation led by Manfred Korfmann - Wood writes that his name "will now take its place alongside the greats of the past" - commenced at the site in 1988. Wood notes that, "Already, it is safe to say, a number of outstanding problems about Troy seem likely to be resolved." And it is with relief that Wood points out that these new excavations have not disproved his speculations of twenty year before; "indeed, if anything they seem more, rather than less likely to be correct." Wood has added a final chapter to his original book and the bibliography has been updated too.

Most of the new evidence is contained in a fifteen-page postscript, entitled `The Trojan War Found Again?'. Here he refers to the finds made at Besika Bay (including the tomb of Achilles?), and the continuity of settlement at Troy after its fall. He also reviews the new evidence from the Hittite sources and the resulting effect on his theories. He concludes that, "the hypothesis of a historical Troy and Trojan War is now stronger" but that the search is far from over.

As for the bulk of the book, it is word-for-word the same as the original, save for a few minor changes to make the narrative - and his dating - tauter, to remove errors or add new facts, or to subtly change emphasis. For example, we now have "early societies" in place of "primitive societies"; Pharaoh Amenophis III is replaced by Akhenaten; the word `Sanskrit' has been added to Celtic, Germanic, and Greek in the list of languages linked to that of the Hittites; and Schliemann is no longer "a liar" but "a teller of tall stories", although Wood otherwise refers to the "lies" he told. Some areas of text have been completely rewritten, such as the last few sentences of chapter five and quite a few lines on the Hittites. Seven long paragraphs have also been inserted in the chapter on the end of the Greek Bronze Age, augmenting his speculation. Unfortunately, the revision of the paperback edition still openly refers to "photographs (some of which appear in this book". No they don't!

It would have been useful to have in the margins references to the relevant book and lines of `The Iliad' when direct allusions are made to Homer in the text. Apart from the lack of illustrations and maps, another aspect of the new edition that does not do it justice is the revised index.

This book was a pleasure to read again, despite the moans I make about its shoddy new presentation. He is very persuasive in his interpretation of the Mycenaean world and the causes of the Trojan War, and has strengthened his case with reference to the ongoing work on the Hittite tablets. He writes that the controversy over these still rages, but his belief in his identifications of the Greeks and of Troy within them hold firmly. We have a whole chapter devoted to the Hittites and their records. Wood declares that, "If we cannot prove that the Trojan War happened as Homer says, we can at least show that something like it could have happened."

Five stars for the original hardback edition; three stars for the new paperback edition; four stars overall. I would recommend buying both, the paperback for the new evidence, the hardback for the illustrations and maps (the original can be bought very cheaply second-hand).
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AlexNarmer
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for history fans
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2022
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A lot of informations that you will not find somewhere else. Makes a good case for the Trojan war really happening. The only complaint is that the text sometimes makes reference to the pictures that are omitted in this edition. But this edition is good for the new discoveries mentioned in the last chapter.
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Jamie Cawley
3.0 out of 5 stars Good but needs editing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2017
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An exciting and excited tour through the subject but it gets very repetitive. A little more editing and it would be excellent
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