Tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. The relationship between the beautiful young eunuch and the great general's sustains Alexander as he survives assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper.

At twenty, when his reign began, Alexander the Great was already a seasoned soldier and a complex, passionate man. Resolute, fearless, and inheriting a striking beauty, Alexander still needed much to make him The Great. This title tells the story of the boy Alexander, and the years that shaped him.

Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power.

Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India.

Alexander lies dying, and around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of power and land. Only Bagaos, the Persian boy mourning in the shadows wants nothing. The final part of the Alexander trilogy, this title traces the events of the fifteen years following Alexander's death.

A biography that portrays Alexander as both a complex personality and a single-minded general, a man capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians.

A work on Alexander the Great. It combines analyses of terrain, climate, and supply requirements that account for Alexander's strategic decision in the light of the options open to him.

A pacy international thriller with a historical twist, from the New York Times bestselling author

At eighteen, Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty and by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the known world and was being worshipped as a god by the Greeks, where he died.

Includes textual and historical notes that supplement a segment of Plutarch's Lives which covers the rise of Macedonia.

To survive, Alexander's men must shake off the trappings of 'civilization' and adopt the same unorthodox and barbaric tactics as their foe. But at what cost? Set against the harsh, unrelenting Afghan landscape, this novel reveals an understanding of the hopes and fears of men in battle and has important things to say about the nature of wars.

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma.

An exploration of the process and consequences of the campaigns of Alexander the Great of Macedon.

Michael Wood retraces Alexander the Great s amazing journey from Greece to India, searching for the truth behind the legend and experiencing the tremendous scale of his achievements.

A reissue of a classic history of Alexander that remains as fresh today as when it was written 100 years ago.

Who could have been born to conquer the world other than a god? Mesmeric beauty, consuming desires, an insatiable hunger. Then premature death. This is the story of a boy, born to a great king - Philip of Macedon - and his sensuous queen, Olympias. It tells of the stern discipline of Philip and the wild passions of Olympias.

Follows Alexander's historical, archaeological, and numismatic legacy back and forth between ancient Bactria and modern Afghanistan. This book examines the conflict from the point of view of the local warlords who pushed the invading Greeks to the limits of their endurance - and sometimes beyond, into mania and mutiny.

Continuing the epic saga of Alexander the Great, this book describes Alexander's quest to conquer Asia, the limitless domain ruled by Darius, the great King of the Persians. Alexander and his men cripple Darius' domination of land and sea, and move ruthlessly onward to the mysterious land of Egypt.

In this volume, Steven Pressfield brings his touch to the story of one of the true colossus of the ancient world, Alexander the Great.

This title is about generals: who they are, what they do and how they affect the world we live in.