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Alexander the Great, 336-323 B.C.

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  • Are Leaders Born or Are They Made?by Elisabet Engellau; Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

    Karnac Books 2004; US$ 21.95

    Exploring themes including the imagery of his inner theatre, the nature of his personal relationships, including that of his rivalry with his father and twinship, his narcissism and megalomaniacal behaviour, his paranoid tendencies, but above all, his peerless leadership abilities, this volume examines both what makes for effective leadership and where... more...

  • Alexander the Greatby Ian Worthington

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 43.95

    This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken. The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most significant published articles about Alexander, examining... more...

  • Into the Land of Bonesby Frank L. Holt; Peter Green

    University of California Press 2012; US$ 24.95

    The so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan. more...

  • Alexander the Greatby Edward M. Anson

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 30.99

    Alexander the Great's life and career are here examined through the major issues surrounding his reign. What were Alexander's ultimate ambitions? Why did he pursue his own deification while alive? Did he actually set the world in ‘a new groove' as has been claimed by some scholars? And was his death natural or the result of a... more...

  • Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemyby J M O'Brien

    Taylor and Francis 1994; US$ 41.95

    Despite Alexander the Great's unprecedented accomplishments, during the last seven years of his life, this indomitable warrior became increasingly unpredictable, sporadically violent, megalomaniacal, and suspicious of friends as well as enemies. What could have caused such a lamentable transformation? This biography seeks to answer that question by... more...

  • Alexanderby Guy Maclean Rogers

    Random House Publishing Group 2004; US$ 17.00

    For nearly two and a half millennia, Alexander the Great has loomed over history as a legend?and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. In his day he was revered as a god; in our day he has been reviled as a mass murderer, a tyrant as brutal... more...

  • Marshals of Alexander's Empireby Waldemar Heckel

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This book presents for the first time in English a detailed study of the closest friends and most trusted commanders of Alexander the Great - their career-progress, their rivalry with one another, and their influence on Alexander. The Marshals of Alexander's Empire is a blend of biography and prosopography that sheds light on some of the most dynamic... more...

  • Alexander the Greatby Bill Yenne

    Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 21.99

    An exploration of the leadership, strategy, and legacy of the most celebrated military figure of all time more...

  • Alexander the Greatby Waldemar Heckel; Lawrence A. Tritle

    Wiley 2011; US$ 51.95

    Alexander the Great: A New History combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of history's most famous figures. Written by leading experts in the field Looks at a wide range of diverse topics including Alexander's religious views, his entourage during his campaign East, his sexuality, the... more...

  • Alexanderby Peter G. Tsouras

    Potomac Books Inc. 2004; US$ 9.95

    Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.E.), who reigned as king of Macedonia for only thirteen years, set a flame of conquest that introduced the dynamism of Hellenism to the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian worlds. Re-creating their ossified cultures, he established a standard of leadership and military conquest that the most successful of... more...