The Conquests of Alexander the Great
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity
ISBN-10
0521842476
ISBN-13
9780521842471
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 5th, 2007
Print length
242 Pages
Weight
498 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.60 x 2.20 cms
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Waldemar Heckel provides an overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. In an engaging and balanced account of key military events, he shows how Alexander imposed his will on the willing and how the defeated were no longer capable of resisting his military might.
Waldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Emphasising the aims and impact of his military expeditions, the political consequences of military action, and the use of propaganda, both for motivation and justification, his underlying premise is that the basic goals of conquest and the keys to military superiority have not changed dramatically over the millennia. Indeed, as Heckel makes clear, many aristocratic and conquest societies are remarkably similar to that of Alexander in their basic aims and organisation. Heckel rejects the view of Alexander as a reincarnation of Achilles - as an irrational youth on a heroic quest for fame and immortality. In an engaging and balanced account of key military events, Heckel shows how Alexander imposed his will on the willing and how the defeated were no longer capable of resisting his military might.
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