Alexander: The Ambiguity of GreatnessRandom House, 2004 - 420 pages "Ascending to the throne of Macedonia after the assassination of his father, King Philip II, Alexander discovered while barely out of his teens that he had an extraordinary talent and a boundless appetite for military conquest. A virtuoso of violence, he was gifted with an uncanny ability to visualize how a battle would unfold, coupled with devastating decisiveness in the field." "Alexander emerges as a charismatic and surprisingly modern figure - neither a messiah nor a genocidal butcher but one of the most imaginative and daring military tacticians of all time. Balanced and authoritative, this portrait brings Alexander to life as a man, without diminishing the power of the legend."--BOOK JACKET. |
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The Blood of Heroes | 3 |
Ahuramazdas Plan | 10 |
The Emergence of a Superpower | 15 |
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