The Army Of Alexander The Great
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The Army Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Stephen English
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-19
The Army Of Alexander The Great written by Stephen English and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-19 with History categories.
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time (Julius Caesar wept at the feet of his statue in envy of his achievements). Most of his thirteen year reign as king of Macedon was spent in hard campaigning which conquered half the known world, during which he was never defeated in open battle and never besieged a city he did not take. Yet, while biographies of Alexander abound, there are relatively few full-length books dedicated to the Macedonian army which made his dazzling conquests possible and which proved itself the most formidable machine of the age.Stephen English investigates every aspect of the Macedonian forces, analysing the recruitment, equipment, organisation, tactics, command and control of the fighting arms (including the famous pike phalanxes, elite Hypaspists and incomparable Companion cavalry),Some of Alexander's most famous battles and sieges are described in detail to show the army in action. With forensic thoroughness he draws on recent archaeological evidence and scholarship to present a detailed portrait of the army which demonstrated a superiority over its opponents equal to (but much longer-lasting than) that enjoyed by the German forces in the blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939/40. Alexnader's navy is also covered.
Alexander The Great
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Author : Nicholas Sekunda
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2004-08-20
Alexander The Great written by Nicholas Sekunda and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-20 with History categories.
The spectacular career of Alexander the Great represented a watershed in military history. After the assassination of his father, King Philip II, Alexander took command of a newly united kingdom that combined the military might of Macedonia and Greece. Perfecting new weapons and tactics pioneered by King Philip, the young Alexander led his forces into Asia, conquering the Persian Empire and campaigning across the face of the known world. This book examines the structure and organisation of Alexander's world-beating army, and traces the course of his epic campaigns. Combines material previously published as Men-at-Arms 148- 'The Army of Alexander the Great' and Campaign 7- 'Alexander 334-323 BC'.
Alexander The Great And The Logistics Of The Macedonian Army
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Author : Donald W. Engels
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1978
Alexander The Great And The Logistics Of The Macedonian Army written by Donald W. Engels and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
The most important work on Alexander the Great to appear in a long time. Engels uses all the archaeological work done in Asia in the past generation and makes it accessible. Careful analysis of terrain, climate, and supply requirements are throughout combined in a fashion to help account for Alexander's strategic decision in the light of the options open to him. The chief merit of this splendid book is the way in which it brings an ancient army to life, as it really was and moved: the hours it took for simple operations of washing and cooking and feeding animals; the train of noncombatants moving with the army--New York Review of Books.
The Army Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Nicholas Sekunda
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 1992-03-26
The Army Of Alexander The Great written by Nicholas Sekunda and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-03-26 with History categories.
When Philip II ascended the throne in 359 BC, Macedonia was in danger of being engulfed by wild barbarian tribes to the north and wily Greek cities to the south. Philip had to expand the power of the throne or be swallowed up: the creation of a powerful army was imperative. When his son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom at the age of 20, he also inherited an army which was truly unrivalled. The Macedonians were veterans of battle, well equipped and eager for conquest. Add to this Alexander's supreme gifts as military commander and it is little wonder they achieved so much.
A Young Macedonian In The Army Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Alfred John Church
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-06-20
A Young Macedonian In The Army Of Alexander The Great written by Alfred John Church and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-20 with Fiction categories.
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A Young Macedonian In The Army Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Alfred John Church
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
A Young Macedonian In The Army Of Alexander The Great written by Alfred John Church and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with categories.
Alexander The Great
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Author : Nick Sekunda
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 1998
Alexander The Great written by Nick Sekunda and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Greece categories.
This book combines Men-at-Arms 148- 'The Army of Alexander the Great' and Campaign 7- 'Alexander 334-323BC- Conquest of the Persian Empire'. Upon the assassination of his father King Philip II in the summer of 336BC, Alexander took over the reins of power of a now united Greece. When he led his combined Macedonian and Greek army into Asia a year later he began the greatest career of military conquest in world history. In 11 short years he overcame the might of the Persian Empire and campaigned across the face of the known world. Two eminent scholars of the Classical world (Nick Sekunda and John Warry) describe in detail the make up of Alexander's army, and the course of his epic campaigns.
A Young Macedonian In The Army Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Alfred J. Church
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-08-21
A Young Macedonian In The Army Of Alexander The Great written by Alfred J. Church and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-21 with categories.
ABOUT six months have passed since the events recorded in my last chapter. Charidemus had reported to Alexander so much of the young Theban's answer as it seemed to him expedient to communicate; and the king had been pleased to receive it very graciously. "I am glad," he said, "that you will have a friend in your campaigns. I should like to have such friendships all through my army. Two men watching over each other, helping each other, are worth more than double two who fight each for his own hand. You shall be a captain in the Guards. I can't give your friend the same rank. It would give great offence. My Macedonians would be terribly annoyed to see a young untried Greek put over them. He must make his way. I promise you that as soon as my men see that he is fit to lead, they will be perfectly willing to be led by him. Meanwhile let him join your company as a volunteer. He can thus be with you. And I will give orders that he shall draw the same pay and rations as you do. And now that is settled," the king went on, "I shall want you with me for a little time. Your friend shall go to Pella, and learn his drill, and make himself useful."This accordingly had been done. Charondas had spent the winter in Pella. In this place (which Alexander's father had made the capital of his kingdom) the army was gathering for the great expedition. A gayer or more bustling scene could not well be imagined, or, except the vast array which Xerxes had swept all Asia to bring against Greece a century and a half before, a stranger collection of specimens of humanity. Savage mountaineers from the Thracian Highlands, and fishermen from the primitive lake-villages of Paeonia, jostled in the streets with representatives of almost every city of Greece, the Lesser Greece which was the home of the race, and the Greater Greece which had spread its borders over the shores of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, which had almost touched with its outposts the Caspian on the east and the Pillars of Hercules on the west. The prospect of a booty such as passed all the dreams of avarice, the hope of ransacking the treasuries into which all Asia had poured its wealth for generations, had drawn adventurers from all points of the compass. The only difficulty that the recruiting officers had was in choosing. The king was determined that the strength of his army should be his own Macedonians. A sturdy race, untouched by the luxury which had corrupted the vigor of more civilized Greece, they supplied a material of the most solid value. Nor was it now the rough, untempered metal that it had been a generation before. Philip had wrought it by years of patient care into a most serviceable weapon, and it only remained for his son to give its final polish and to wield it.So complete was the organization left behind him by the great king, that such recruits as were needed to make up the necessary numbers of the army of Asia-and none but tried soldiers were recruited- easily fell into their proper places. The preparation of siege trains, of such machines as battering-rams and the like, of the artillery of the time, catapults, small and great, some used for throwing darts and some for hurling stones, was a more laborious business. The equipment of the army was far from complete. Every anvil in Macedonia was hard at work. Of provisions no great store was prepared. The king counted for supplying his needs in this direction in the country which he was about to overrun. The military chest was empty, or worse than empty; for Philip, who always preferred the spear of silver to the spear of steel, had left little but debt behind him. The personal baggage of the army was on the most moderate scale. Never was there a force which gave a better promise of being able to "march anywhere," and more amply fulfilled it.Charondas, as it may easily be imagined, did not find the time hang heavily on his hands.
The Macedonian Army Of Philip Ii And Alexander The Great 359 323 Bc
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Author : Gabriele Esposito
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2022-07-20
The Macedonian Army Of Philip Ii And Alexander The Great 359 323 Bc written by Gabriele Esposito and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-20 with History categories.
This book provides a complete and detailed analysis of the organization and equipment of the Macedonian army built by Philip II and later employed to world-changing effect by his son, Alexander III (the Great). This work explains how Philip took the traditional forces of Macedon and reformed them into the most modern and sophisticated combined-arms force in the Mediterranean world. Not only the formidable pike phalanx and the hard-charging Companion cavalry, but also the less famous components, such as light and cavalry types, are described in detail. The tactics employed in the great battles that won the largest empire the world had seen are analyzed. With numerous color photos showing replica weapons and equipment in use, this is a vivid, detailed and accessible study of the army that made Alexander great.
The Field Campaigns Of Alexander The Great
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Author : Stephen English
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2011-06-13
The Field Campaigns Of Alexander The Great written by Stephen English and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time (Julius Caesar wept at the feet of his statue in envy of his achievements). Most of his thirteen year reign as king of Macedon was spent in hard campaigning which conquered half the then-known world, during which he never lost a battle. Besides the famous set-piece battles (Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela, Hydaspes), Alexander's army marched thousands of miles through hostile territory, fighting countless smaller actions and calling for a titanic logistical effort.There is a copious literature on Alexander the Great, but most are biographies of the man himself, with relatively few recent works analyzing his campaigns from a purely military angle. This book will combine a narrative of the course of each of Alexander's campaigns, with clear analysis of strategy, tactics, logistics etc. This will combine with Stephen English's The Army of Alexander the Great and The Sieges of Alexander the Great, to form a very strong three-volume examination of one of the most successful armies and greatest conquerors ever known.