What books can I recommend to learn about Alexander the Great?
1. Book (1) Military Warfare: The Generaship of Alexander The Great by Fan Fuller, which can be read online on The War Studies website, in The History of war - The Age of Cold Weapons. Recommended reasons: Fuller is one of the 20th century, compared to the ancient modern information at least it is not difficult to read, no s sense of difference, and his military career points section to write, the structure is very relaxed, the analysis of the war is also very professional (the author himself are also experienced the second world war and is a professional military historian, there are many other works of the site is some) book is not thick, It's pretty readable anyway. The downside is that the Fuller fan filter is pretty thick! (As a fan, I love it when he blows me off!) Before, I talked with my friends on Weibo and concluded that he often wrote a battering ram in this small book in the last second and then "He is the best person in the world!" This is -- it's cute but it's subjective. It can be seen from the chapter of his character analysis that due to the limitations of The Times, the stereotype is still relatively heavy. With the help of Meidi, Yali has been elevated to the position of non-human saint in a minute. Reject all gossip, think are not reliable rumors, "you so black I love beans I am against! You're jealous of him and you're insulting him!" This feeling. The expedition of Alexander, written by ariane, another fan, is relatively recent to our king, and is generally considered a fairly reliable source for the study of his war history. It can be used as a military documentary or a biography. In terms of details of the war that may be flawed, but first-hand accounts are missing, it's hard enough to retell a campaign as basic as Ariane's. The primer can be used to trace his course of war. These two books are devoted to his war history. In fact, if you go to the previous website, in the general history of war many chapters and some important ancient Western military works can find his relevant content, after all, is the top four super peak hey hey. At this point, I feel like Posting ariane's comment, which also appears in Fuller's book, so you can get a feel for it: (" Let those who revile Alexander as a wicked man talk nonsense, but let them first understand that in addition to these acts which are considered reprehensible, Alexander also had great achievements. He was undoubtedly a great emperor over two continents, and his achievements were truly unprecedented. While his critics are immaterial. According to my personal opinion, at that time, almost is not a race, not a city, not a personal, Alexander was venerated. For this reason, I think the hero is totally different from any man, indeed this is the will of god, human is unattainable." (2) Biography Plutarch's life of the Grecians and Romans. Basically, you can't get away from the ancient biography of Plutarch. Historical facts are said to refer to many earlier sources, which are basically reliable, but also embellished and gossipy interpretation. It's also a very exposed powder. (Can see the deep love (no Kotis no fan filter, the kua kua, scold is not vague, but deliberately black a trace of suspicion. Above, very important very important very important! As for modern biographies, most tend to steer clear of lightning. When I was young and ignorant, I impulsively bought a biography of him by a Russian writer for nearly 70 dollars. Also has a detailed analysis of his psychological (microblog has good dig deep enough), but I don't know how to discover a bit sorry didn't Maybe later find a good one will come back to fill (a hole) (3) novel circle hand Mary nao's trilogy, although Mary's grandmother often prefer warfare, set by straight boyfriends are tempted to push ridicule. Really good writing skills can't be denied. And did Grandma Mary's OOC friends ever hear of Madeleine's "Song of Achilles"? I personally like the first of the trilogy, Heavenly Fire, which is closer to the essence of his soul. Many of my friends liked the tragic feeling of the building toppling in the third movie, Funeral Arena. The second baby boy perspective is actually the most poorly reviewed overall, and it can be said that due to the era of the narrator and the author, there are too few battle scenes and official interactions. Personally, I think Grandma Mary's understanding of his psychology and personality is very careful and reductive, and the description may be too beautiful. In addition to The trilogy, Grandma Mary also wrote a book called The Nature of Alexander for a brief reference on The difficult question of how to analyze his complex psychology. The BBC documentary "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great" (1998) almost retraced his route and interviewed him along the way. This kind of historical reappearance also unfolds slowly in front of the audience as the host narrates his personal experience. Arguably the best documentary ever made about him. I think there used to be station B? BBC documentary "Classical World" EP04 - The Return of the King, the Original English version and CCTV version are a little different. A general history, a short biography of sorts, with the emphasis on interviews with some of the historians who have studied him that are very interesting in trying to understand the man.
