The army of Alexander the Great / Stephen English.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

English, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.

Alexander.

Conquerors--Biography.

Conquerors.

Armies--Macedonia.

Armies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire [England] : Pen & Sword Military, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 itsel

Contents:

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Macedonian Heavy Infantry; Chapter 2: Hypaspists; Chapter 3: Macedonian Cavalry; Chapter 4: Thessalian Cavalry; Chapter 5: Mercenaries and Allies; Chapter 6: Mediterranean Fleets; Chapter 7: Siege Engines; Chapter 8: Command Structure; Chapter 9: The Army in Action; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78337-042-4

1-84468-352-4

OCLC:

797917311