It is an excellent story and I usually recommend it to my buddies who want to read more history but don't have the attention span for 'scholarly' works. It's one of the coolest tales of adventure and overcoming adversity that I know of. I'd never heard of 'the Warriors' and will have to go keep my eyes out for it, though it is a bit odd how it's been adapted, I'd certainly prefer a tale that's actually of the period, and hopefully not of the 300 variety of movie making.