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Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) ascended to the throne of
Macedon at the age of twenty. He fought his greatest
battles--including the conquest of the mighty Persian
Empire--before he was twenty-five and died at the age of
thirty-three, still undefeated by any enemy. His reputation as a
supreme warrior and leader of men is unsurpassed in the annals of
history.
In the brilliantly imagined first-person voice of Alexander the
Great, acclaimed novelist Steven Pressfield brings to life his epic
battles, his unerring command of his forces, and the passions and
ambitions that drove him. A full-blooded, multidimensional
portrait, THE VIRTUES OF WAR captures Alexander's complex
character. Alexander was a fearless commander who moved with such
daring and speed that no army could withstand him; a driven leader
whose ambitions knew no limits; and a man with boundless compassion
for his troops, deep friendships with his generals, and profound
respect for his enemies. Yet in the end, his noble qualities were
subsumed by his insatiable lust for glory.
No one writes about battles as brilliantly as Pressfield, and in
THE VIRTUES OF WAR he vividly describes the seminal conflicts of
Alexander's career, revealing the tactics behind them and capturing
the blood, heat, and terror of the battlefield. He follows
Alexander's forces as they faced and defeated armies that far
outnumbered them; delivers a thrilling frontline report from
Gaugamela, the scene of Alexander's greatest victory; and, in a
memorable vignette, shows the great conqueror finally halted, not
by an enemy but by the refusal of his worn-out troops to march any
farther.
Epic in scope and magisterial in tone, THE VIRTUES OF WARis sure to
take its place among the classics of historical fiction.
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Imprint: |
Bantam USA
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2005 |
First published: |
September 2005 |
Authors: |
Steven Pressfield
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Dimensions: |
210 x 132 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
348 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-553-38205-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
0-553-38205-5 |
Barcode: |
9780553382051 |
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