Alexander the Great :: conqueror, commander, king /
An overview of Alexander's life'from his early military exploits to the creation of his empire and the legacy left after his premature death. Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In a dozen years Alexander took the whole of Asia Minor and Egypt, destroyed the o...
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| Zusammenfassung: | An overview of Alexander's life'from his early military exploits to the creation of his empire and the legacy left after his premature death. Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In a dozen years Alexander took the whole of Asia Minor and Egypt, destroyed the once mighty Persian Empire, and pushed his army eastwards as far as the Indus. No one in history has equaled his achievement. Much of Alexander's success can be traced to the Macedonian phalanx, a close-ordered battle formation of sarissa-wielding infantry that proved itself a war-winning weapon. The army Alexander inherited from his father was the most powerful in Greece, highly disciplined, trained and loyal only to the king. United in a single purpose, they fought as one. Cavalry was also of crucial importance in the Macedonian army, as the driving force to attack the flanks of the enemy in battle. A talented commander, able to anticipate how his opponent would think, Alexander understood how to commit his forces to devastating effect and was never defeated in battle. He also developed a corps of engineers that utilized catapults and siege towers against enemy fortifications. Alexander led from the front, fighting with his men, eating with them, refusing water when there was not enough, and his men would quite literally follow him to the ends of the (known) world. None of his successors was able to hold together the empire he had forged. Although he died an early death, his fame and glory persist to this day. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Sadler, John, 1953- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgCPVGTW8M73xTtFJ94bd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90019234 Alexander the Great : conqueror, commander, king / John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville. Oxford : Casemate Publishers, 2018. ©2018 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Casemate short history Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. An overview of Alexander's life'from his early military exploits to the creation of his empire and the legacy left after his premature death. Alexander was perhaps the greatest conquering general in history. In a dozen years Alexander took the whole of Asia Minor and Egypt, destroyed the once mighty Persian Empire, and pushed his army eastwards as far as the Indus. No one in history has equaled his achievement. Much of Alexander's success can be traced to the Macedonian phalanx, a close-ordered battle formation of sarissa-wielding infantry that proved itself a war-winning weapon. The army Alexander inherited from his father was the most powerful in Greece, highly disciplined, trained and loyal only to the king. United in a single purpose, they fought as one. Cavalry was also of crucial importance in the Macedonian army, as the driving force to attack the flanks of the enemy in battle. A talented commander, able to anticipate how his opponent would think, Alexander understood how to commit his forces to devastating effect and was never defeated in battle. He also developed a corps of engineers that utilized catapults and siege towers against enemy fortifications. Alexander led from the front, fighting with his men, eating with them, refusing water when there was not enough, and his men would quite literally follow him to the ends of the (known) world. None of his successors was able to hold together the empire he had forged. Although he died an early death, his fame and glory persist to this day. Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79004067 Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C. fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpPFF6H7VvbhhDkddgtKd Greece History Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. Biography. Greece History, Military To 146 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00001511 Grèce Histoire 359-323 av. J.-C. (Expansion de la Macédoine) Biographies. Grèce Histoire militaire Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical. bisacsh HISTORY Ancient Greece. bisacsh Greece fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxd6hw8HtWYq9JY6hjjYP Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbkGcw63pBqV9Rpdbm To 146 B.C. fast Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 Biographies fast History fast Military history fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Serdiville, Rosie, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2011048646 has work: Alexander the Great (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGkCMGmc6v4DqDTvc4gc4C https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Casemate short history. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2018008203 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2023101 Volltext |
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