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Philip II of Macedonia - Greater Than Alexander (Hardcover, New)
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Philip II of Macedonia - Greater Than Alexander (Hardcover, New)
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Philip II of Macedonia (382-336 BCE), unifier of Greece, author of
Greece's first federal constitution, founder of the first
territorial state with a centralized administrative structure in
Europe, forger of the first Western national army, first great
general of the Greek imperial age, strategic and tactical genius,
and military reformer who revolutionized warfare in Greece and the
West, was one of the greatest captains in the military history of
the West. Philip prepared the ground, assembled the resources,
conceived the strategic vision, and launched the first modern,
tactically sophisticated and strategically capable army in Western
military history, making the later victories of his son Alexander
possible. Philip's death marked the passing of the classical age of
Greek history and warfare and the beginning of its imperial age. To
Philip belongs the title of the first great general of a new age of
warfare in the West, an age that he initiated with his introduction
of a new instrument of war, the Macedonian phalanx, and the
tactical doctrines to ensure its success. As a practitioner of the
political art, Philip also had no equal. In all these things,
Philip exceeded Alexander's triumphs. This book establishes
Philip's legitimate and deserved place in military history, which,
until now, has been largely minimized in favor of his son by the
classicist writers who have dominated the field of ancient
biography. Richard Gabriel, renowned military historian, has given
us the first military biography of Philip II of Macedonia.
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