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Author | : Manousos E Kambouris |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2023-08-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399073958 |
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Since 500 BC the mainland Greeks had been threatened by the Achaemenid Persian Empire. They had suffered major invasions but subsequent attempts to take the offensive had been thwarted. With Alexander the Great’s invasion the rules changed. In Macedonia a new model army had been developed, taking the traditional hoplite heavy infantry in a new evolutionary direction and similarly transforming the heavy cavalry. These developments neutralized the Persians’ own efforts to modernize their troops, tactics and equipment. Despite the inclusion of a state-of-the-art siege train, the structure of the reformed Macedonian army allowed an unprecedented operational tempo. Manousos Kambouris’ detailed analysis explains that it was Alexander’s intelligent use of these forces, that allowed him to dictate the course of the campaign. His excellent strategic and operational decision-making, based on an intimate knowledge of geography and logistics, along with well-timed movements and clever feints, allowed him to choose his battles, which he then won by tactical brilliance and guts. The author does not neglect to assess the Persian capabilities and decision making, concluding that Darius III was not as inept as often thought. Indeed, he may have been the most militarily capable King of Kings but it was his misfortune to be pitted against the genius of Alexander, the great avenger.
Author | : Manousos E Kambouris |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2023-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399073931 |
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Since 500 BC the mainland Greeks had been threatened by the Achaemenid Persian Empire. They had suffered major invasions but subsequent attempts to take the offensive had been thwarted. With Alexander the Great’s invasion the rules changed. In Macedonia a new model army had been developed, taking the traditional hoplite heavy infantry in a new evolutionary direction and similarly transforming the heavy cavalry. These developments neutralized the Persians’ own efforts to modernize their troops, tactics and equipment. Despite the inclusion of a state-of-the-art siege train, the structure of the reformed Macedonian army allowed an unprecedented operational tempo. Manousos Kambouris’ detailed analysis explains that it was Alexander’s intelligent use of these forces, that allowed him to dictate the course of the campaign. His excellent strategic and operational decision-making, based on an intimate knowledge of geography and logistics, along with well-timed movements and clever feints, allowed him to choose his battles, which he then won by tactical brilliance and guts. The author does not neglect to assess the Persian capabilities and decision making, concluding that Darius III was not as inept as often thought. Indeed, he may have been the most militarily capable King of Kings but it was his misfortune to be pitted against the genius of Alexander, the great avenger.
Author | : Waldemar Heckel |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 391 |
Release | : 2011-09-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1444360159 |
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Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures. Written by leading experts in the field Looks at a wide range of diverse topics including Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his sexuality, the influence of his legacy, and his representations in art and cinema Discusses Alexander's influence, from his impact on his contemporaries to his portrayals in recent Hollywood films A highly informed and enjoyable resource for students and interested general readers
Author | : Benjamin Ide Wheeler |
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Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1900 |
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Publisher | : Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780761457008 |
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A fascinating history of one of the most successful military leaders of all time.
Author | : Debra Skelton |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Generals |
ISBN | : 1604131624 |
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This volume looks at what made Alexander a brilliant military tactician and a charismatic leader. It also explores what the Eastern world learned through contact with Alexander, and what Alexander brought to the West from the Persian Empire.
Author | : Alison Behnke |
Publisher | : Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2007-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 082255920X |
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Presents a profile of the young military leader and king of ancient Macedonia, who conquered most of the known world of his era, before his untimely death at the age of thirty-three.
Author | : Thomas R. Martin |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2012-09-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0521767482 |
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This book explains what made Alexander 'Great' according to the people and expectations of his time and place.
Author | : Peggy Pancella |
Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781403436993 |
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Presents an overview of Alexander the Great's life as well as his influence on history and the world.
Author | : Plutarch |
Publisher | : Modern Library |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2004-04-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0812971337 |
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In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father’s empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristander’s prediction that the new king “should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him.” The Life of Alexander the Great is one of the first surviving attempts to memorialize the achievements of this legendary king, remembered today as the greatest military genius of all time. This exclusive Modern Library edition, excerpted from Plutarch’s Lives, is a riveting tale of honor, power, scandal, and bravery written by the most eminent biographer of the ancient world.