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Title: Alexander: A History of the Origin and Growth of the Art of War from the Earliest Times to the Battle of Ipsus, 301 Bc, With a Detailed Account of the Campaigns by Theodore Ayrault Dodge ISBN: 0-306-80690-8 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Sadly superficial
Comment: The book's strong points are its detailed maps and illustrations,but it suffers from an unconvincing analysis of Alexander's motives,plans and their results.Dodge has a tendency to take many things at face value and is a modern day victim of Alexander's own propaganda campaign.this is clearly seen in Dodge's failure to implicate Alexander in the assassination of his father Phillip despite overwhelming evidence,his lack of understanding of Alexander's long political struggle against Parmenio's clan for dominance over the army[motive enough for their eventual purge] and of Alexander's shaky relations with the subjugated Greek citystates.Even Dodge's analysis of the key battles of Granicus and Chaeronaea and the siege of Thebes are suspect.As for the most readable part of the book, the narrative of Alexander's conquest,credit is better given to Arrian's primary text.For a far more interesting and convincing look into a man as brilliant and complex as Alexander I would reccomend Peter Green's 'Alexander of Macedon', Fuller's 'Generalship of Alexander ' and Arrian's 'Campaigns of Alexander'.
Rating: 4
Summary: One Of The Best.
Comment: In an admirable work,Theodore Dodge,a soldier for the Union Army during the American Civil War,narrates in detail the campaigns & exploits of who is perhaps the greatest soldier & general of all time.Highlighting Alexander's strong points,& his weaknesses,one cant help but admire & be overwhelmed by the amount of information Dodge offers for the reader.Illustrations & maps help & illustrate for the readers information & pleasure.As the previous reviewer pointedly said,this book is not so much about the personal or political life of Alexander,but his military one.Any criticisms lodged at the book concerning the former would be faulty,to say the least.The only flaws of this book are the less than detailed maps showing the battles movements,& the authors perhaps all too glowing praise for the subject.But since Dodge was a soldier,he most likely knew more than what a common layman does.Comprehensive,exhaustive,detailed,& admirably contemporary,Dodge's work is an admirable effort for military students & readers alike.
Rating: 5
Summary: A semenal work that should become a classic.
Comment: Alexander by Theodore Dodge is a beautifully written book that delves into all relevant areas relating to Alexander's fight to spread Hellenism. The book gives detailed and unequivoval accounts of his great battles. It also gives one a good understanding for what military technology was available to Alexander at the time. It also focuses on the enemies of Alexander and their military strengths and developments. Theodore Dodge is a military historian and thus he does not go into the culture of both greece and Persia as much as I would have like him to. It is amazing how his work can still remain an authority after 100 years since its first publication. This shows what a great book it is and what an objective writer Theodore Dodge truly is. I have also read Hannibal and Caesar by the same author, and I find them equally great.
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