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Title: The Genius of Alexander the Great by N. G. L. Hammond ISBN: 0-8078-4744-5 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book!
Comment: Excellent insight is provided by Mr. Hammond. Alexander's war campaigns and crusades are explained here in detail.This is indeed,an excellent book for people who are into military history,and out of the half a dozen books I have read about Alexander,I'd place this in first place.Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: An insightful book on a military genius
Comment: Hammond's book is the first book I have read on Alexander and I think it is a great book to read if you know at least some detail about Alexander. From his early day's with Philip to Alexander's brilliant conquest of Persia to his early death, this book is absolutely great. The book is fairly brief, but it incorporates good research. The reader can hardly imagine how such a young figure could conquer the greatest and largest empire in the world up to that time. I have no doubt that Alexander was one of the greatest military figures in world history.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well-Detailed, Highly Entertaining And Informative.
Comment: "The Genius Of Alexander The Great" manages to do what all great history books do in that it doesn't feel like a boring lecture. On the contrary, this is an exciting, involving tale of adventure, history and conquest framed around a brilliant historical figure and his unique intellect and personality. N.G.L. Hammond is not only a good historian but an excellent writer and he successfully transports us to a time long ago when world leaders followed omens from gods in Olympus and set out to take over the world. Hammond gives us a tour through the Greek culture of the times, the social divisions and paints in wonderful detail the battles and events of Alexander's campaign from Macedonia to Asia through Egypt and India. The book also has a cast of intriguing characters aside from Alexander, there's his wild mother Olympias and the Persian king Darius who becomes almost the main villain when Alexander embarks on a campaign to liberate conquered nations from oppressive Persian rule. So many countries are visited and Hammond never fails to still include bits of philosophy, mythology and entertaining biography into the text. From Dionysian cults to Indian war elephants, it's all here. It's a good refresher course for anyone trying to prepare themselves for Oliver Stone's upcoming film "Alexander." In the end what we get is a brilliant tale of a man who set out to explore and civilize the world, becoming of the most memorable historical figures the world has ever known.
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Title: Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army by Donald W. Engels ISBN: 0520042727 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: February, 1981 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B. C.: A Historical Biography by Peter Green ISBN: 0520071662 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: October, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.44 |
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Title: Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy: The Timeless Leadership Lessons of History's Greatest Empire Builder by Partha Sarathi Bose ISBN: 159240006X Publisher: Gotham Books Pub. Date: 14 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox ISBN: 0140088784 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Nature of Alexander by Mary Renault ISBN: 039473825X Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 1979 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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