The conquests of Alexander the Great
In this book, Waldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Emphasizing 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 …
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- Full title :The conquests of Alexander the Great / Waldemar Heckel.
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In this book, Waldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of Alexander the Great. Emphasizing 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 organization.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxi, 218 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780521842471, 0521842476, 9780521603232, 0521603234
- oclc:ocn144774189
- LC Classification:DF234.2
- Dewey Decimal:938/.07
Table of Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. How do we know? Sources for Alexander the Great -- 3. The Macedonian background -- 4. The Persian enemy -- 5. Conquest of the Achaemenids -- 6. Resistance on two fronts -- 7. Conquest of the Punjab -- 8. The ocean and the West -- 9. The long road from Susa to Babylon.
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