Osprey Special Editions (Military) : Alexander the Great : His Armies and Campaigns 334-323 BC

Osprey Special Editions (Military) : Alexander the Great : His Armies and Campaigns 334-323 BC

Upon the assassination of his father King Philip II in the summer of 336BC, Alexander took over the reins of power of a now united Greece. When he led his combined Macedonian and Greek army into Asia a year later he began the greatest career of military conquest in world history. In 11 short years he overcame the might of the Persian Empire and campaigned across the face of the known world. In this combination of two of Osprey's most successful titles, Men-at-Arms 148 The Army of Alexander the Great and Campaign 7 Alexander 334-323 BC : Conquest of the Persian Empire, two scholars of the Classical world (Nick Sekunda and John Warry) describe in detail the make up of Alexander's army, and the course of his epic campaigns.

Contents

• Book One - Alexander's Army
• Introduction
• Philip's Army
• The Cavalry
• The Infantry
• Colour Plate Commentary

• Book Two - Alexander's Campaigns
• Persia, Greece and Macedon
• Armies and Commanders
• The Battle of Granicus
• After Granicus
• The Battle of Issus
• After Issus
• The Siege of Tyre
• The Battle of Gaugamela
• The Bactrian Years
• The Battle of Hydaspes
• Back to Babylon
• After Alexander
• Glossary
• The Battlefields Today
• Chronology
• A Guide to Further Reading
• Wargaming Alexander's Battles
• Index