Waldemar Heckel provides a revisionist overview of the conquests of
Alexander the Great. Emphasising 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 organisation. Heckel
rejects the view of Alexander as a reincarnation of Achilles - as
an irrational youth on a heroic quest for fame and immortality. In
an engaging and balanced account of key military events, Heckel
shows how Alexander imposed his will on the willing and how the
defeated were no longer capable of resisting his military might.
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