The Generalship of Alexander the GreatMilitary history of Alexander's wars and an evaluation of the great Macedonian's strategy and tactics. |
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User Review - DinadansFriend - LibraryThingFuller was a professional soldier and somewhat of an armoured warfare specialist in WWII. His examination of what can be derived from the sources available in the mid-1950's is still valuable today. His prose is clear, and he must have been an effective lecturer. Read full review
Contents
The Background page | 15 |
lenic Programme Byzantium and the Second Sacred War | 36 |
Greek Warfare before Philip Philips New Model Army | 55 |
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| Title | The Generalship of Alexander the Great |
| Author | John Frederick Charles Fuller |
| Publisher | Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Length | 319 pages |
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