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 and established a standard of leadership and military conquest that was the envy of the most successful of Roman Emperors, medieval knights, and Steppe barbarians. Julius Caesar wept that he could not surpass Alexander, while Napoleon could ...
Peter Tsouras brings 4,000 years of military history to life through the words of soldiers, commanders, politicians, military theorists and commentators on war. Personalities as diverse as Machiaveli and Xenophon, Crazy Horse and Eisenhower, sit side by side in this authoritative volume. Their memorable sayings present every facet of the experience of war and incorporate the distilled wisdom of soldiers and leaders across the ages. Whether touching on the pain ...