Alexander the Great

Lessons from History’s Undefeated General

De: Bill Yenne

Narrado por: Richard Powers

Duración: 8 h y 42 m

Resumen del Editor

Alexander the Great is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time and was known to be undefeated in battle. He is mentioned in the Bible as well as the Qur’an, and is on the shortest of short lists whenever the world’s best military leaders are catalogued. When asked to name other great military leaders, Caesar reportedly said Alexander was the only great one.

Born in 356 B.C., the son of Philip II of Macedonia, Alexander the Great was educated by Aristotle, became a consummate horseman, and commanded a wing of his father's army in the victory over the Thebans and Athenians at the Battle of Chaeronea - all when he was still a teenager. By the time of his death at age 32, he had united Greece and had amassed an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River and included all of Persia and most of Egypt. He ruled as both the shah of Persia and as a pharaoh of Egypt by right of conquest, and he was also crowned king of Asia. The scope of his military prowess remains awe-inspiring to this day.

Yenne’s masterful biography shows Alexander’s influence on the course of cultural and political history and discusses his leadership, strategy, and legacy.

©2010 Bill Yenne (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Hugely experienced military historian Bill Yenne has added yet another glittering feather to his cap with this impeccably source-based account of the military Midas of the ancient world. One can only agree with General Wesley K. Clark that Alexander's legacy is enduringly informative.” (Paul Cartledge, A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at Cambridge University and author of Alexander the Great)

“An excellent survey of Alexander's exploits and a vivid reminder that the geopolitical landscape hasn't changed that much over the millennia.” (John Negroponte, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in International Affairs at Yale University)

Thorough and didactic.

A thorough listing of historical events but little new or assumptive explanations. Anecdotal reports would have been helpful.