Alexander the GreatAllen Lane, 1973 - 568 pages Series follows well-known personalities back to the ancient times in which they lived. |
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... cavalry and infantry were Philip's two staple units , and he balanced them into a coherent line . On the right wing , the cavalry delivered the hammer blow , and in the centre , the infantry followed up like a heavy press ; this was his ...
... cavalry and infantry were Philip's two staple units , and he balanced them into a coherent line . On the right wing , the cavalry delivered the hammer blow , and in the centre , the infantry followed up like a heavy press ; this was his ...
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... cavalry , while closer to the line the plain had been levelled for a counter charge by the two hundred Persian scythed chariots . Their antique form of attack had been evaded by Greeks with success before , but in the circumstances they ...
... cavalry , while closer to the line the plain had been levelled for a counter charge by the two hundred Persian scythed chariots . Their antique form of attack had been evaded by Greeks with success before , but in the circumstances they ...
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... cavalry rode far out to the Indian left , he was to detach his two rear units and swing wide behind the Indian right . This was not as risky as it sounded . Alexander's main charge to the left would cause the Indians to gather up all ...
... cavalry rode far out to the Indian left , he was to detach his two rear units and swing wide behind the Indian right . This was not as risky as it sounded . Alexander's main charge to the left would cause the Indians to gather up all ...
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