This book focuses on the life of Alexander of Macedon. It starts off with a little history of his father, Philip. You need to know about Philip's philosophies in order to understand Alexander. If it wasn't for Philip uniting most of Greece under his rule, Alexander wouldnt have had the army he inherited from his father.

If you want a book with plates and pictures, this is not the book for you. The only pictures you'll find are a few line maps. This is a pure biography. But its a well written biography. Green's style of writing is very clear and fresh and it will pull you right into Alexanders world. It covers many famous battles including Isus, and youll be amazed at the ferocity of the Indian war elephants at the battle of Hydaspes.

Very clear accounts of the behind the scenes happening in alexanders empire. Green does his best to explain many of the inconsistancies associated with Alexander and much of our knowledge of him comes from histories that were actually written propaganda during the Wars of the Successors. Green does a great job of rooting through the propaganda and filtering out the truth and if Green isnt sure what is true or false, he'll say so. green will give all sides and let the reader make up their own mind. This book is highly recomended for anyone interested in ancient warfare.