The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great

This volume places Alexander the Great's leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of 21st century military challenges, showing how his legacy and human leadership remains relevant in our digital era.

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Michael P. Ferguson (M.S.) is a U.S. Army Officer and Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His decades of military experience include combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan and postings throughout Europe and Africa. He has authored dozens of journal articles and is an opinion contributor at The Hill.

Ian Worthington (FSA, FRHistS) is Professor of Ancient History at Macquarie University, Australia. He has written numerous books, including The Last Kings of Macedonia and the Triumph of Rome; Athens after Empire: A History from Alexander the Great to the Emperor Hadrian; and By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire.

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This volume places Alexander the Great's leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of 21st century military challenges, showing how his legacy and human leadership remains relevant in our digital era.

Inhalt

Introduction: Why Alexander the Great? Then and Now; Part I The Environment; 1. Alexander's Macedonian Background and Influences; 2. A Brave New World?; Part II Military Organization and Structure; 3. The Macedonian Army and Greek Warfare; 4. Organizing, Innovating, and Prioritizing Modernization; Part III Choosing Battles - And Winning Wars?; 5. Alexander's First Campaigns; 6. Alexander in Persia 1: King of Asia; 7. Alexander in Persia 2: Mission Accomplished?; 8. The Art of Control and the Enduring Fog of War; Part IV Eastern Exposure; 9. Alexander in Central Asia; 10. Alexander in India and His Final Years; 11. West Meets East: Command and Control?; 12. The Trials and Tolls of Expeditionary Warfare; Part V The Human Domain; 13. Alexander's Generalship; 14. Alexander's Grand Strategy: Model or Model Failure?; Conclusion by Lt. General H. R. McMaster.