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Alexander the Great
Lessons from History's Undefeated General
(2010)
Author: Bill Yenne
Chapters and Selected Highlights
Prologue 1
Introduction: Born into a State of War 5
1. Auspicious Beginnings 15
2. Long Live the King 24
3. From Granicus to Gordium 29
4. Turning Point at Issus 40
5. The Takedown of Tyre 52
6. From Gaza to Alexandria 60
7. Decision at Gaugamela 68
8. To the Victor Go the Spoils 81
9. Last Stand at Persian Gate 89
10. From Persepolis to the Caspian Gates 96
11. The King of Asia 103
12. The Crossroads at Syr Darya 112
13. On the Frontier 121
14. Men Fly over Sogdian Rock 127
15. Into the Headwaters of the Indus 132
16. Siege at Aornos 138
17. Triumph at Hydaspes 144
18. Ever Eastward 155
19. The End of the Road 160
20. A Macedonian against the Malhi 165
21. From Great Rivers to Waterless Wilderness 172
22. Back to Persis 177
23. Final Days in Babylon 183
24. What Was and What Might Have Been 190
Epilogue: Lasting Legacy 194
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