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Summary: Excellent View of Alexander
Review: There are many biographies of Alexander the Great out there. Most tend to look at his influence on the the times he lived in, as well as his legacy to the world. There are many ways to view the Macedonian juggernault. Here we have a unique perspective by a reknowned military historian. JFC Fuller takes Alexander's career and provides a first-rate look and analysis. The book is divided into two roughly equal parts. The first section provides a fast moving mini-bio of his life, emphisizing the major battles and campaigns of Alexander. The depth here is lacking, and purposely so, as this information is only provided in order to follow the discussion of his generalship.
Alexander exercised a unique kind of leadership. In addition to leading from the front in battle, he also combined the abilities of general and statesmen all in one person. In battle Alexander's presence was a decisive influence. He had an innate ability to read a tactical situation, and adapt it to the abilities of his Macedonian army. Its important to understand how important this army was to Alexander's strategy. Without this carefully crafted force which his father, Philip II created, Alexander could not have accomplished what he did. Fuller helps us to understand this by showing how Alexander used this army as a tool for all his endeavors. Its important to remember how much the Macedoonian army out-classed its Persian and Indian opponets. It was also a very versatile army, able to operate in almost any circumstances.
We see Alexander's brilliance both in major and minor battles and campaigns. This book is a must have for the Alexander specialist. It can serve as a useful guide for any of the numerous biographies out there which tend to gloss over many of the details of his generalship. Highly recommended for Alex buffs, and for the recent interest generated by the new movie on this subject.
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Summary: yet another classic...
Review: This book is another Fuller classic, in which he uses his innovative style of biography - by concentrating on the military career and performance of a great historical figure. Mr. Fuller's tactical analysis of all of Alexander's moves can seem a little dry and boring, but the comprehensiveness of this book makes it a wonderful read for a beginning history buff or an expert. This is a must.
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Summary: Very Good -
Review: This book was fascinating to read in High School. The ambition of Alexander the Great is a wonderful example for men to follow. This book is brilliant and flows very well.
Each of his great battles are examined in depth.Wonderful.
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Summary: he was the greatest
Review: This is a well-written book.People will find why he is called "the Great"(AND NOT Genghis Khan for sake!).I would also
recommend J.Keegan's "the Mask of Command" where he presents
a wonderful parallelism of what a 18th century figure would look like:he would have started from a small village in Scotland and
eventually ended his journey in Russia after winning every major
European super-power of his time!(and not nomads and tribes as Genghis Khan did).A great book indeed.
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