by Steven Pressfield
This is the only one of Pressfield's books that I've read, and I was quite impressed. Knowing very little about Alexander the Great and Macedonian culture, I can't vouch for the book's accuracy, but it certainly brings the ancient world to life in a believable way. The military history is easy enoug...
This historical novel is about Alexander the Great's invasion of Afghanistan in 330 B.C. It's the one place where Alexander's army met with less than total success. More than once they invaded an area only to learn that their enemy had mysteriously appeared in their rear. This was frustrating to...
Borrow, don't buy. It wasn't a well designed story. Jumps from boys in Greece to basic training (kinda) and then jumps to battles in Afghanistan. Doesn't bother to get you interested in details of soldiering (which made Gates of Fire so good). Pointless life in Alexander's campaign, almost no cha...
Borrow, don't buy. It wasn't a well designed story. Jumps from boys in Greece to basic training (kinda) and then jumps to battles in Afghanistan. Doesn't bother to get you interested in details of soldiering (which made Gates of Fire so good). Pointless life in Alexander's campaign, almost no cha...
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