Alexander the Great Lessons from History's Undefeated General

by Yenne, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780230619159
• ISBN10: 0230619150
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-13
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

When the Oracle of Delphi told Alexander the Great that he was invincible, it was right.The son of the great King Philip II of Macedonia, Alexander was educated by Aristotle and commanded a wing of his father's army in the victory over the Thebans and Athenians at the Battle of Chaeronea--all when he was still just a teenager. By the time of his death at age 32, he had amassed an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River and included all of Persia and most of Egypt. He ruled as both the shah of Persia and as a pharaoh of Egypt by right of conquest, and he was also crowned king of Asia. Here, historian Bill Yenne illuminates the legendary vision of this classical hero. Exhibiting the best traits of a battlefield leader, Alexander was audacious, aggressive, fearless and victorious. His unfailing integration of strategic vision and tactical genius took him to the ends of the earth, and into immortality as a military leader. Alexander's influence on cultural and political history and the scope of his military prowess remains awe-inspiring to this day.

Author Biography

Bill Yenne is the author of more than two dozen books on military, aviation, and historical topics.  He is a member of the American Aviation Historical Society and the American Society of Journalists & Authors and a regular contributor to International Air Power Review. He also worked with the legendary US Air Force commander, General Curtis E. LeMay. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Prologue	p. 1
Introduction: Born into a State of War	p. 5
Auspicious Beginnings	p. 15
Long Live the King	p. 24
From Granicus to Gordium	p. 29
Turning Point at Issus	p. 40
The Takedown of Tyre	p. 52
From Gaza to Alexandria	p. 60
Decision at Gaugamela	p. 68
To the Victor Go the Spoils	p. 81
Last Stand at Persian Gate	p. 89
From Persepolis to the Caspian Gates	p. 96
The King of Asia	p. 103
The Crossroads at Syr Darya	p. 112
On the Frontier	p. 121
Men Fly over Sogdian Rock	p. 127
Into the Headwaters of the Indus	p. 132
Siege at Aornos	p. 138
Triumph at Hydaspes	p. 144
Ever Eastward	p. 155
The End of the Road	p. 160
A Macedonian against the Malhi	p. 165
From Great Rivers to Waterless Wilderness	p. 172
Back to Persis	p. 177
Final Days in Babylon	p. 183
What Was and What Might Have Been	p. 190
Epilogue: Lasting Legacy	p. 194
Note on Sources	p. 198
Index	p. 200
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