A man, two armies.
The fate of the ancient world hangs in the balance. If History is the biography of exceptional individuals, the life of Alcibiades (451 - 404 BC) is a major chapter in the chronicles of the Western world. From the family of Pericles, protected by Socrates, Alcibiades was recognized as the brightest and most charismatic personality of his time.
Just as Achilles' pride influenced the course of the Trojan War, so did Alcibiades' will and ambition shape the Peloponnesian War - the twenty-seven-year civil conflict between Athenian Hegemony and the Peloponnesian Alliance.
The destiny of Athens and its cherished child were intertwined. Man and city were characterized by the same audacity and ambition, and at the same time, they were equally vulnerable. When they were allies, they soared from one victory to another. When they were adversaries, he led her enemies to glory.
In the Winds of War, the confession of a hoplite who served under the command of Alcibiades in the Athenian fleet - now condemned to death for the murder of that man who was both loved and hated so much - vividly brings to life one of the most significant conflicts in History.