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Alexander the Great

The Afghan Campaign, A Novel


by Steven Pressfield

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Pressfield brings history to life in this surprisingly topical novel, told from the point of view of a soldier in Alexander the Great's army. The undefeated western army meets with threats of insurgency as they invade Central Asia. (CAS132, $14.95)

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.

Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.


by Peter Green

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 617 PAGES

An outstanding biography of the complex ruler. Green captures all the adventure, romance and brutish violence of the man and his times with historical accuracy, including vivid char-acter sketches of Darius, Aristotle and other famous personalities. (GRE56, $26.95)

Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great


by Robin Lane Fox

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 568 PAGES

A popular biography of Alexander the Great, noteworthy for its scholarship, great descriptions and psychological insight. (GRE17, $17.00)

Fire From Heaven

Fire From Heaven


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 478 PAGES

The first installment of Renault's trilogy of historical novels on the life of Alexander the Great, displaying the author's extensive background in ancient history. This volume focuses on Alexander's life up to the age of 20, when he assumed the kingship on his father Phillip's assassination. (GRE122, $16.00)

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great


by Michael Wood

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An illustrated account of Alexander's ten-year conquest of 4th-century cities from Macedonia to Egypt, Persia, Central Asia and India. (MED23, $26.95)

The Persian Boy

The Persian Boy


by Mary Renault

  • LITERATURE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 419 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The second of Renault's trilogy on the life and loves of Alexander the Great, this exhaustively researched historical novel focuses on Bagoas, the Persian slave boy who became the servant and lover of the king. (GRE74, $15.95)

The Virtues of War, A Novel of Alexander the Great

The Virtues of War, A Novel of Alexander the Great


by Steven Pressfield

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A first-person historical novel told from the perspective of Alexander the Great. (GRE209, $15.00)

 

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