num_pages: 720
description: Coinciding with the release of two films about Alexander by directors Oliver Stone and Baz Luhrmann, here is the classic study of Alexander, his predecessors, and his influence on the art of war--still fascinating and relevant over one hundred years after its initial publication. Dodge here vividly reconstructs every major battle of Alexander's brilliant military career, fully illustrating his narrative with invaluable maps and charts.
language: English
title: Alexander
titlecomplete: Alexander
characters: Alexander the Great, Hephaestion, Parmenion, Cyrus the Great, Porus, Philip II of Macedon, Darius III
genres: Biography, War, Greece, Nonfiction, Ancient, Ancient History, Military History, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 244
places: Greece
series: Great Captains
publisher: Da Capo Press