Alexander - Couverture souple

Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0306806908 ISBN 13 : 9780306806902

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Dodge Theodore Ayrault

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Alexander the Great (356–323 B.C.) was incontestably one of the greatest military generals of all time. From the time he sacked Thebes and crossed the Hellespont to his death eleven years later, he conquered the entire Persian empire, including Tyre, Egypt, and Babylon, and moved on to present-day northern India and Afghanistan. He influenced the spread of Hellenism throughout the Near East and Asia, establishing many cities such as Alexandria that flourished long after his death.This classic study of Alexander, his predecessors, and his influence on the art of war remains fascinating and relevant over a hundred years after its initial publication. The classical works dealing with warfare in and before Alexander's time gave little more than bare facts of military matters; Dodge's contribution was to vividly reconstruct every major battle of Alexander's brilliant military career, to provide background material concerning the art of war before and during Alexander's reign, and to fully illustrate his narrative with invaluable maps and charts. The result is a masterpiece of military history—the book that inspired General J. F. C. Fuller to write his own classic study of Alexander, and one which will similarly inspire generations of future readers.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1842–1909) served in the New York volunteer infantry during the Civil War. His books include Alexander, Hannibal, The Campaign of Chancellorsville, A Bird's Eye View of Our Civil War, Gustavus Adolphus, Cesar, and Napoleon (in four volumes) .

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0306806908
• ISBN 13: 9780306806902
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 720