Further Reading

Buckley, T., Aspects of Greek History (2nd ed.; Abingdon: Routledge, 2010)
A reliable and detailed guide through the events of the period.

Cawkwell, G., The Greek Wars (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), chapter 6
A scholar’s analysis of the period from the Persian perspective. An appendix of this book also outlines the Peace of Callias debate. 

Hornblower, S., The Greek World: 479–323 (4th ed.; Abingdon: Routledge, 2011), chapters 2 & 3
A classic survey of the Greek world during this period. Chapters 2 and 3 examine the Delian League and the early years of the Athenian Empire.

Kuhrt, A., The Persian Empire (Abingdon: Routledge, 2007)
A guide to the events of the period from the perspective of a number of Greek cities. 

Rhodes, P.J., A History of the Classical Greek World: 478–323 (Oxford: Blackwell, 2006)
Another excellent guide to the events of the period. 

Powell, A., Athens and Sparta: Constructing Greek Political and Social History (3rd ed.; Abingdon: Routledge, 2016), chapters 1–4
A very detailed guide to the events of the period, which is fully sourced throughout. 

Buckley, T., Aspects of Greek History 750-323 BC (Abingdon: Routledge, 2010), chapters 1 & 17 
A useful introduction to Thucydides as a sources in Chapter 1, together with an analysis of the causes of the war in Chapter 17.

Cawkwell, G., Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War (London: Penguin, 1997), chapter 2

Hanson, V.D., A War Like No Other (New York: Random House, 2005), chapter 1 
More on the causes of the war.

Hornblower, S., The Greek World 479-323 BC (Abingdon: Routledge, 2011), chapter 9 
A rather more scholarly approach to the causes of the war that sometimes assumes too much knowledge.

Hornblower, S., Thucydides (London: Duckworth, 1994)
A consideration of Thucydides motives and methods.

Kagan, D., Thucydides (New York: Viking, 2009), Introduction & chapters 1-3 
Chapter 1 is an excellent consideration of Thucydides the revisionist, Chapters 2 and 3 consider the reasons for the war.

Kagan, D., The Peloponnesian War (New York: Penguin, 2003), chapters 2-4
More on the causes for the war.

Morrison, J.S., J.F. Coates and N.B.  Rankov, The Athenian Trireme (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), chapter 4
A technical but interesting read on the nature of the Athenian trireme and in Chapter 4 the naval warfare of the period.

Powell A., Athens and Sparta: Constructing Greek Political and Social History from 478 BC (3rd ed.; Abingdon: Routledge, 2016), chapter 4
A consideration of Sparta’s position during the run up to the war.

de Ste.Croix G.E.M., The Origins of the Peloponnesian War (London: Duckworth, 1972)
A detailed and scholarly analysis of the period and run up to the war.

Rhodes, P.J., A History of the Classical Greek World 478-323 BC (Malden: Blackwell, 2006), chapters 6 and 8
A scholarly yet approachable history of the period.

Tritle, L.A., A New History of the Peloponnesian War (Malden: Blackwell, 2010), chapter 1 & 2
Sets the scene for the war.

Woodman, A.J., Rhetoric in Classical Historiography (London: Routledge, 1988), chapter 1
An excellent consideration of Thucydides motivation and methodology.

Buckley, T., Aspects of Greek History 750-323 BC (2nd ed.; Abingdon: Routledge, 2010), chapter 19
A discussion of the Strategies of both sides in the first phase of the war.

Delbrück, H., History of the Art of War Vol. 1: Antiquity (London: Greenwood, 1975), Book II, chapter 1
An excellent short essay that illustrates Pericles’ strategy of surviving the war.

Hanson, V.D., The Western Way of War (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989)
The classic study of Greek Hoplite warfare.

Hanson, V.D., Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998)
Hanson’s thesis of the difficulties of destroying the Attic countryside.

Hanson, V.D., A War Like No Other (New York: Random House, 2005), chapters 2-6
Detailed description of events.

Hornblower, S., The Greek World 479-323 BC (Abingdon: Routledge, 2011), chapters 11-13
Scholarly approach that assumes much knowledge.

Kagan, D., Thucydides (New York: Viking, 2009), chapters 4, 6 and 7 
Essays on Pericles’ strategy and Cleon’s belligerence.

Kagan, D., The Peloponnesian War (New York: Penguin, 2003), chapters 5-15
Detailed description of events.

Kagan, D. and G.F. Viggiano (eds.), Men of Bronze (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013), chapters 1 & 12
This should be approached with caution by the A-Level student, the scholarly debate can confuse but the opening and closing chapters detailed deal with the chief issues surrounding hoplite warfare.

Osborne, R., The Old Oligarch (Lactor: Kingston, 2004)
A reading of this whole pamphlet for the nature of Athenian imperialism is recommended.

Powell, A., Athens and Sparta: Constructing Greek Political and Social History from 478 BC (3rd ed.; Abingdon: Routledge, 2016), chapter 5
A good account of events, well referenced.

Rawlings, L., The Ancient Greeks at War (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007)

Rhodes, P.J., A History of the Classical Greek World 478-323 BC (Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006), chapters 9-11
A good scholarly, yet accessible interpretation of events.

van Wees, H., Greek Warfare: Myths and Realities (London: Bloomsbury, 2004)

Woodman, A. J., Rhetoric in Classical Historiography (London: Routledge, 1988), chapter 1
On Thucydides representation of Pericles’ policy and Thucydides' portrayal of the plague.

Buckley, T., Aspects of Greek History 750-323 BC (Abingdon: Routledge, 1996), chapters 20-22.
Analysis of key issues from  the period.

Cawkwell, G., Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War (London: Penguin, 1997), chapter 6.

Hanson, V.D., A War Like No Other (New York: Random House, 2010), chapters 7-10.
Narrative of the key events, focussing on the military aspects.

Hornblower, S., The Greek World 479-323 BC Abingdon: Routledge, 2011), chapters 11-14.
Scholarly approach that assumes much knowledge.

Kagan, D., Thucydides (New York: Viking, 2009), chapters 8-9.
Discussion of the Sicilian expedition.

Kagan, D., The Peloponnesian War (New York: Penguin, 2003), chapters 16-37.
Narrative of the key events.

Meiggs, R., The Athenian Empire (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002), chapter 20.
Narrative of the key events.

Morrison, J.S., Coates, J.F., and Rankov, N.B., The Athenian Trireme (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), chapters 5 & 6.
A discussion of the naval operation in the Ionian phase of the war.

Powell A., Athens and Sparta (London: Routledge, 1988), chapter 5.
A good account of events, well referenced.

Rhodes, P.J., A History of the Classical Greek World 478-323 BC (Malden: Blackwell, 2008), chapters 12-15.
A good scholarly, yet accessible account of events.

Rhodes, P.J., Alcibiades (Barnsley: Pen and Sword Military, 2011).
History as biography.

Tritle, L.A., A New History of the Peloponnesian War (Malden: Blackwell, 2010), chapters 9-11.
Scholarly narrative of events sometimes overly erudite.